Flight Staff Cadets...
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Flight Staff Cadets...
Are there any flight staff cadet wannabes out there, I am a Vigilant pilot based at 624 squadron in Devon. And am currently a G2, any one else out there, please reply, am just interested to know how many wannabes are actually FSC's! Whats your squadron like?
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I was on a gliding scholarship in April 99, had a great time and still keep in touch with people i met there. I forget the actual squadron, but we used Vigilants. The stuff i learned there came in really useful when i started learning to fly over here in Canada. Anyway the Squadron was great and i got Silver wings at the end.
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I completed AGT2 Training at 635VGS (Salmersbury). .in August 1997.
Although it was a long time ago I can remenmber everything as if it was only yesterday.
I tried to get on as a Staff Cadet but there were no vacancies at the time and now I have left cadets because of my age I will not have a chance of going back there again.
We used the Vigilants also. Crackin planes!!
Although it was a long time ago I can remenmber everything as if it was only yesterday.
I tried to get on as a Staff Cadet but there were no vacancies at the time and now I have left cadets because of my age I will not have a chance of going back there again.
We used the Vigilants also. Crackin planes!!
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oh and the squadron was great.
Saturdays were the busiest. You could have been there from 8am till 7pm and only got to go up once.
I was lucky and managed to get up at least twice a day. Flights lasting 40mins each
Saturdays were the busiest. You could have been there from 8am till 7pm and only got to go up once.
I was lucky and managed to get up at least twice a day. Flights lasting 40mins each
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I think that was where i went... It is at a BAe Plant, Lightening for a gate guardian?? Anyway i'm from manchester and it was only like a half hour drive, its near preston. When were u there?
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HI - I was a staff Cadet - but on survival training not flying sadly. I was with 356 (Felixstowe)Sqn working out of places like RAF Bawdsey (the birth place of Radar) and similar.
I did however compleate my first solo at RAF Swanton Morley in 1986 with 611 VGS after 5hrs 39min in a Venture Tmk2.....what a feeling !!!
The Cadets was great - any younger wannabes that are 'thinking' about joining are advised to turn off the Play Sation go and give it a go !
Good luck to all you Ex Cadets out there !!!
I did however compleate my first solo at RAF Swanton Morley in 1986 with 611 VGS after 5hrs 39min in a Venture Tmk2.....what a feeling !!!
The Cadets was great - any younger wannabes that are 'thinking' about joining are advised to turn off the Play Sation go and give it a go !
Good luck to all you Ex Cadets out there !!!
Well I was a staff cadet with 632VGS Ternhill in 1990/91/92 then I was an instructor from 95 to 98.
Great years, great mates and a high quality low cost start to my aviation career...
WWW
Great years, great mates and a high quality low cost start to my aviation career...
WWW
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G-MANN,. . Unfortuantly i haven't been back since i finished there, as i am now in canada half way through a CPL multi IFR. Don't know this Gill Lakpour either, but then again i was only there for a week. Oh and i was in the CCF. So what do u do now, anything to do with flying? Oh did u stay in the Sea cadet accomodation that was nearby, think it was in Skipool or something like that... anyway there were lots of antennas there.
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Wow I was a FSC at 615 VGS RAF Kenley then I was granted a commisionand ended up as a C cat before leaving 7years ago however I have just re-joined, but at the end of the day the only real gliding is in a Viking not what you puffters do in those motor mouses.... Dig Dig Dig all ment in good fun guys. .Have a good one. .SJ's
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Also went to 635vgs, about 2 years ago was asked to go staffbut transportwas a problem at the time. Went to 1471sqn. Wanted to fly in there buti needed to give a weeks notice, and with the uk's cloud not as easy as it seems. Any one still there that could pull a fast one for me? <img src="wink.gif" border="0">
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DAN761,
I live about 30mins drive from 635VGS and now work for a UK charter airline.
g-okay,
You could try ringing East Lancs wing of the Air Training Corp, get the number for 1036 Squadron and speak to Andy Lees. He was the adjutant for the school. He might be able to sort something. Thats if he's still there though. I was there in 1997 for 6 months.
I live about 30mins drive from 635VGS and now work for a UK charter airline.
g-okay,
You could try ringing East Lancs wing of the Air Training Corp, get the number for 1036 Squadron and speak to Andy Lees. He was the adjutant for the school. He might be able to sort something. Thats if he's still there though. I was there in 1997 for 6 months.
