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Old 15th Oct 2016, 11:47
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chevvron
 
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Probably a silly suggestion I know, but if there was a 'basic' glider available off the shelf with similar performance to that of a T21b/T31, wouldn't that be a suitable replacement? After all, the main task is to get as many cadets airborne and up to solo standard as possible so you don't need a modern glass ship with a roughly 1:35 or 1:40 glide ratio.
When I flew microlight AEF at Halton, the aircraft we used (Cyclone AX3) had a cruise of about 50kt and was ideal for 'demonstrating' (couldn't actually 'teach' of course) primary and further effects and with an instructor, (which I wasn't but we had Paul Dewhurst, one of the most experienced microlight instructors in the country, with us at the time) most cadets could pick up the skill of landing/takeoff in a very short time, so something of this sort of performance would be needed.
I'm not advocating a return to the Venture SLMG by the way, I'm talking about a winch launched glider of similar performance.
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