VGS - Can you Nav?
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: SE England
Age: 50
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I'm currently a c-cat on a Vig school pursuing flying in the civil world aswell. I must say, I have recently been appalled by safety standards that I have seen from civvie schools. Thanks to isolated incidents within the VGS system there's an awful lot bad being said about the system as a whole.
17-year-old pilots are not just the reserve of the VGSs, that's also perfectly common outside aswell. The big difference is that if youy're a 17-year-old G1 any flying you do is VERY closely scrutinised, and believe me, one foot wrong and you find out about it. 'Showing off' might go on, but not in the extreme. It's very hard to wangle taking your mates flying, whereas 17-yr-old PPLs can do this whenever they want to.
I think the non-believers should come down to a VGS of a weekend and would be shocked at the professionalism. If you don't get paid you make sure it's done right - You're there because you want the system to be a success.
17-year-old pilots are not just the reserve of the VGSs, that's also perfectly common outside aswell. The big difference is that if youy're a 17-year-old G1 any flying you do is VERY closely scrutinised, and believe me, one foot wrong and you find out about it. 'Showing off' might go on, but not in the extreme. It's very hard to wangle taking your mates flying, whereas 17-yr-old PPLs can do this whenever they want to.
I think the non-believers should come down to a VGS of a weekend and would be shocked at the professionalism. If you don't get paid you make sure it's done right - You're there because you want the system to be a success.
