Flying pay....

[Champagne Anyone?]

Hi folks....


I was wondering... and sorry for the silly question, If you work on a VGS, say for instance Syerston and you are a 'winged' instructor but not a product of the usual flying training system with real wings, are you entitled to, or, do you get flying pay?



Sorry for the daft quesion but I overheard a bloke in the local in Gonnerby the other night bragging that he was recieving flying pay for working on the VGS.

I would have asked Champs but I am house and dog sitting for them as they are away for a few weeks....

[Always Hiding]

No you don't. You are entitled to mileage (home to duty) but that's about it, or at least that's how it was for me a few years ago.

Hope this helps

[Talk Reaction]

Flying pay is a specialist pay for suitably qualified service pilots only (ie wearing the RAF flying badge). Your bloke down the pub clearly isn't, however take him at face value and he could buy you a few pints with his flying pay

[airborne_artist]

Ask him what colour wings he has earned so far

[cornish-stormrider]

Oh, I have just had such a laugh. have a scan thru the arrseepdia (sp) on all the waltishness etc. I found the listing for Aunty Bettys Flying Club particularly accurate (and witty), Oh hang on, it's wednesday afternoon. You will all be on the sports pitch or in the bar.

[HARRIERPILOTNAS]

I was on a VGS, Unitl I Joined the Royal Navy! NO SUCH THING AS FLYING PAY ON A VGS! Not sure about RAF Syerston ACCGS & CFS coz these are RAFR, not RAF VRT

[622]

Not strictly true...

OC CFS- Gliding wing, OC ACCGS and ACCGS CI are are full time service pilots on posting...not sure if they get flying pay though !

[HARRIERPILOTNAS]

Asked VGS Boss today......... FLYING PAY DOES NOT EXIST IN THE VGS MOVEMENT!

[Champagne Anyone?]

Thanks for the reply guys.... He did sound like he was talking scribble!

Might ask him where e did his training when I'm next in having a swift one on the way home...