Well Pobjoy (and others) I share the utter frustration of not being able to do anything to help. The jewel in the Crown of the Air Cadets that we loved and knew well has been plucked out and will be replaced with what will turn out to be a paste replica.
Remember all those hours we put in on the winches and not a training video in sight. I find it amazing that they have to be taught how to wear a pair of gloves now!! Have a look at this YouTube video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMDxZytq8ZE
I wonder how we ever got on without this sort of briefing? The senior staff cadet used to sit on the petrol tank and said pull this and push that - and it worked!
Nice to dream about winches, pity there are no gliders to launch from them - well not just yet anyway!