AEF Pilots
LJ Where are we with 'Civilians' in the organisation now.
The ATC website still talks about training to be a CGI and also mentions AEF flying as to include:- Taking control,aerobatics,Low level flying. Your 'AEF' Pilot Details' makes no mention of any instruction qualification or will the system put pilots through a CFS course.In practice a 500 hr Vig instructor should have no issues flying the 115 although they may find the whole ATC/Radar bit slightly less fun than back on the school.
I thought the 'low level' flying bit was interesting;do the website people actually know what really is on offer on AEF, and reading it no one would know there has been zero gliding for 3 seasons.
To be honest in trying to suggest that AEF in any way replaces or is an 'improvement' on the ATC Gliding just shows how out of touch the organisation has got,and is quite frankly misleading in its information.