Originally Posted by
longer ron
And 3.5 years since the first post on this thread - I presume that they have still not ordered any new gliders
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Nothing like having any sort of fleet replacement plan is it ?
They would have been 3.5 years into the 5 year waiting list and it would probably have been cheaper to buy new a/c !
I know what some posters will say but at the end of the day they will have to replace the fleet eventually or just stop cadet flying permanently.
When the pound was very strong back in 2015 a new k21 was about £100k once all addons were included - flying instruments for example. The £ has fallen since then. As far as I know the gliders are low hours, but it seems to have taken an inordinate length of time to decide what to do and who will do it. Also just as building gliders is effectively a cottage industry so is inspecting and repairing them.