Air Cadet Gliding pix in the 80s (pre glass)
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621 Historic Flight
It has been announced today that there is to be no further flying from Hullavington airfield. Sadly the 621 Historic Flight has nowhere to fly from and its future is unclear.
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Wooden era at WSM, but RAFGSA, not ATC. Wednesday Sports' afternoon, instructing Winter '63/64.
Looking for any photos of the wooden era from Weston Supermare
Wooden era at WSM, but RAFGSA, not ATC. Wednesday Sports' afternoon, instructing Winter '63/64.
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Wander 00 - The airfield is being sold off by the DIO for housing development and apparently a factory for Mr Dyson to build electric cars.
Fitter Any more RAFGSA photos from that era. That's the first photo I have seen of 216.
I have Tutor RAFGSA 178 that was at WSM - Did you fly it?
Fitter Any more RAFGSA photos from that era. That's the first photo I have seen of 216.
I have Tutor RAFGSA 178 that was at WSM - Did you fly it?
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Is it just me or does it seem that when we are closing or getting rid of anything in Government circles it seems to be done with incredible speed and haste and given away for peanuts (or well below market value) and of course no-one is consulted or user opinions are totally ignored, but when we need to buy something it seems to take forever, is difficult to do (for whatever reasons - usually 'BS') and is always expensive and late - and of course all the users have to be consulted and their opinions (relevant or otherwise) included in the final outcome.
Hullavington closure being a 'case in point'
Arc
Hullavington closure being a 'case in point'
Arc
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Looking at the photo of the 'barge' above, wouldn't it just be wonderful if some enterprising person acquired the Slingsby blueprints and started building them again, possibly substituting ally tubing for the wooden structure.
It would certainly 'save' Air Cadet gliding which after all, doesn't 'need' high performance glass ships.
It would certainly 'save' Air Cadet gliding which after all, doesn't 'need' high performance glass ships.
Gazpen,
Sitting in a cafe half a world away and stumble across documentary evidence of 'Ed', 'Bill' & '904'. Evoking memory of formative days with interesting cohorts at 617, put a smile on my dial! Thank you for sharing.
Sitting in a cafe half a world away and stumble across documentary evidence of 'Ed', 'Bill' & '904'. Evoking memory of formative days with interesting cohorts at 617, put a smile on my dial! Thank you for sharing.
Cadet Davis, I think those Mk III times have been adulterated!! 12 minute solo flight in a Mk III, I don't think so
Also adds up for the training...
Maybe it is a 'slash' that has been added in front of the flight times as an alternative to using a zero - so 'slash' 4 would be 04 mins.
A 1 min flight endurance for pre solo checks would perhaps fit in with a couple of cable breaks
But having a view of the date next to the flight would perhaps confirm.
Hopefully gazpen will let us know
A 1 min flight endurance for pre solo checks would perhaps fit in with a couple of cable breaks
But having a view of the date next to the flight would perhaps confirm.
Hopefully gazpen will let us know
I have a 14 minute dual Mk 3 sortie in my log book. Apart from the take off and landing which were mine, the flight's duration was down to the skill of Les Rees who worked hard to keep us in the thermal.
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I have a 28 minute MK3 flight off the wire when I was a U/T. 1 climb to 5000' (took ages) and straight down again. That was with 2 people in it.
Next flight was 12 minutes with me in it solo. Lost the thermal and straight down.................. on landing was debriefed with a kick in the shins and 'I did not tell you to go soaring' from the instructor (Peter H----t-D--n)
Spent the rest of the day on the winch and the bruises lasted a week............
Arc
Next flight was 12 minutes with me in it solo. Lost the thermal and straight down.................. on landing was debriefed with a kick in the shins and 'I did not tell you to go soaring' from the instructor (Peter H----t-D--n)
Spent the rest of the day on the winch and the bruises lasted a week............
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Spent 2 weeks on a winch as a Staff Cadet at 613, due to a flying misdemeanour. Thing was, I LOVED driving the winch,as a snotty 16 year old, and apparently was rather good at it!!!.
Ooops!!