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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 15:50
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

A few years ago, during one of the Tutor...

A few years ago, during one of the Tutor 'pauses', the flying school where I worked approached the ACO to offer their services. We could have flown up to three cadets per sortie, for an hour, for...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2024, 06:36
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

The AC organisation (?) has spent a lot of money...

The AC organisation (?) has spent a lot of money in my art of the world, improving unit faciities of late. That includes a big renovation of wing HQ.
Asturias, you may well be right!
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2024, 16:11
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

NAAFI; Many years ago I was told it stood for...

NAAFI;
Many years ago I was told it stood for 'No Ambition, and F*** all Interest...'

One other comment on the 'no risk' comment earlier. Getting the cadets to their units involves either a car,...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2024, 17:10
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Sky Sports, I just could not believe, or...

Sky Sports,
I just could not believe, or comprehend, that statement allegedly made by the Commandant. ...and as for classroom activities not being dangerous........

Whilst I'm sad I'm no longer...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2021, 14:02
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Pegasus, Sorry for the late reply. I'd...

Pegasus,
Sorry for the late reply.

I'd heard the ACO became RAFAC in late 2017. Maybe that was part of the reason, after 42 years as in instructor, I left......
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2021, 16:08
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Sadly the ACO has become very risk averse,...

Sadly the ACO has become very risk averse, mirroring society. The change started when Commandant ACO was no longer aircrew. This, coupled with the explosion in e-mail traffic down the line to...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2020, 13:49
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Sky, I heartily agree with your comments. It's...

Sky,
I heartily agree with your comments. It's close to three years since I left after 40+ years as an instructor, along with close to seven years as a cadet. When the ATC scribblers discovered Risk...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2020, 14:07
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Pr00ne, I think you missed my point. As a...

Pr00ne,
I think you missed my point. As a former VRT officer and squadron commander ,I'm well aware of what the Corps budget used to be. With all the services likely to be hammered to pay for Covid...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2020, 14:42
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Unhappy The ACO has been closed for business since March,...

The ACO has been closed for business since March, with little if any sign of re-starting. Bearing in mind that the average cadet spends between one and five years in the Corps,
how many will come...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2020, 17:44
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

lMatt etc I joined the ATC as a cadet in 1965....

lMatt etc
I joined the ATC as a cadet in 1965. I left in 2018, after having 'done' 40+ years as an instructor, including 25 in uniform.
It was he best thing I ever did (apart from marrying Mrs W of...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2019, 07:26
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Air Cadet flying

Last year I quit as an ATC instructor after 42 years. I had become totally fed up with the way the senior management of the organisation (=HQAC) were performing. They had driven most of the fun out...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2018, 09:41
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Arc, I have to confess that from several miles...

Arc,
I have to confess that from several miles away, looking into the haze they looked like to old blister type hangers to these ancient eyes!
Thanks for the correction.:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2018, 15:46
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

I flew past Swanton on Saturday and am pretty...

I flew past Swanton on Saturday and am pretty sure that the two large blister type hangers were still there.....

Ref the airspace; it sits under the zone allocated to Norwich 'International'...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2017, 16:15
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

A couple of months ago some of our more senior...

A couple of months ago some of our more senior cadets went gliding with one of the local gliding clubs. We thought it might be the start of something good, until, a few days later, a tablet of stone...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2017, 13:24
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

In the meantime just what am I expected to tell...

In the meantime just what am I expected to tell my cadets when they ask what the chance is of going flying?

We've now had a whole generation of cadets who've not flown in anything.....

When is...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2016, 19:57
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

All I can comment about is the situation on my...

All I can comment about is the situation on my squadron.

1 Night exercises; none in the last five years;
2 Gliding: (no comment);
3 Powered flying; our last session (the first this year) was...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2016, 19:38
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Sharpend

When the Corps were having problems with the Tutors I wrote to my local Wing pointing out that a local civvy flying school was available to help. The school has been CAA audited as a Flight Training...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2016, 20:31
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Further to post 2737

If they bin everything, and 'contract out' why couldn't they have done this three years ago? At least then we'd have given our cadets the chance to glide. I've now got cadets on my unit who're about...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2016, 19:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Avtor, So did HQ Air cadets.......:(:(

Avtor,
So did HQ Air cadets.......:(:(
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2016, 19:13
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Cadet flying

To add to Auster Fan's comments. The only cadets on my squadron who've done any flying in the last year are those who won flying scholarships.
Thinking ahead a bit, how long before you'll need a...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2016, 19:40
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

I find the idea to force civvies into uniform a...

I find the idea to force civvies into uniform a bit strange. Last August the Air Commodore told me categorically that civilian staff would not be pressured into taking up NCO / officer status. Her...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2016, 15:32
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Civilians in the ACO

Apologies for the thread drift here. Last summer the ACO held it's first ever conference for CI's at RAF Cranwell. People from all parts of the UK went and, in general, seemed pleased with the event....
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2016, 14:56
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Unless something sorts this out fairly quickly,...

Unless something sorts this out fairly quickly, with fewer cadets getting the chance to fly, we may end up with 75 Air Cadets in total.........
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2016, 16:57
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Mechta, I think you've hinted at the problem....

Mechta,
I think you've hinted at the problem. When I was in the day job, albeit the offshore industry, our experience duplicated what the RAF has gone through recently. We went from doing all the...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2016, 11:46
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

As a former VRT officer, now turned Ci, I often...

As a former VRT officer, now turned Ci, I often get the chance to meet and greet the new cadets as they join our unit. The best thing that the ATC has to offer the next generation is the opportunity...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2016, 17:14
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Just a thought

How long before Air Cadet flying becomes part of the Aviation Nostalgia thread?

Exits to back garden to dig a deep hole to avoid incoming........





Happy new year to one and all,...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2015, 16:13
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Honington Hanger

I've been told that a new hanger was built at Honington. Sadly, the door wasn't wide enough and they had to take the wings off to get the aircraft in and out.....

This came from someone who had...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2015, 09:40
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Torque, First of all, I never intended any slur...

Torque,
First of all, I never intended any slur upon those trying so hard to get the whole mess sorted out. My closing statement was based on hard cold facts. As an ATC squadron training officer I...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2015, 15:53
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

A re-think

Rather than start major mods on the Tutor why not look at an alternative?

There are many civilian flying training organisations spread across the country. All are required to have a CAA audit into...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2015, 09:37
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Re post 1041

When we went to Innsbruck a couple of years ago, I was surprised to see they were winch launching gliders to the north side of the runway at Innsbruck International Airport. The gliders kept to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2015, 15:14
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Back in August I went to a national conference...

Back in August I went to a national conference for ATC Civilian Instructors at HQAC. One subject that came up pretty quickly was lack of flying. When I asked what plan b was when the aircraft broke,...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2015, 10:07
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

For TTH

Thanks for the information, I'll have a look next time I'm on the squadron
Cheers
B:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2015, 14:13
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Since I gave up the day job, I've been helping...

Since I gave up the day job, I've been helping out part time at a flying school near to my home. The school has recently had a second audit from the CAA which it passed sucessfully. As I'm also an...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2015, 20:01
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

I hear that the Tutor units are strating to move...

I hear that the Tutor units are strating to move from Wyton to Wittering in the spring. Does anyone know if (a) this is true and (b) what the schedule might be, please?

One assumes that this will...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2015, 19:47
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,910
Posted By bobward

Leon et al, The 500 hour requirement was still...

Leon et al,
The 500 hour requirement was still in ATC rules and regs late last year, when I checked it. There are also other criteria which I don't recall at the moment.

There is also a get-out...
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