Mountain Wings
29th Jul 2010, 19:31
Hi there,
(I have posted once before in March while stationed at RAF Valley on MRT but this is my first post from Benson)
Im stationed at RAF Benson (PASF) as a fairy Cpl and would love to do my PPL.
I've been to the training clerk about using my £2000 education allowance for this but have been told that I can only use it for my PPL if I'm leaving the RAF, serving breveted aircrew, my job requires me in some way to do my PPL, or I am a key committee member of the flying club.
I tried to say that as serving airmen and aircraft technicians it would benefit the service if we get a better understanding of what is involved with flying aircraft, the stresses the airframe is under which would help when we have our fixing/servicing heads on.
I think it fell on deaf ears!
Does anyone know of a way that I can get help from the service to do my PPL.
Thanks,
MW
(I have posted once before in March while stationed at RAF Valley on MRT but this is my first post from Benson)
Im stationed at RAF Benson (PASF) as a fairy Cpl and would love to do my PPL.
I've been to the training clerk about using my £2000 education allowance for this but have been told that I can only use it for my PPL if I'm leaving the RAF, serving breveted aircrew, my job requires me in some way to do my PPL, or I am a key committee member of the flying club.
I tried to say that as serving airmen and aircraft technicians it would benefit the service if we get a better understanding of what is involved with flying aircraft, the stresses the airframe is under which would help when we have our fixing/servicing heads on.
I think it fell on deaf ears!
Does anyone know of a way that I can get help from the service to do my PPL.
Thanks,
MW