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Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2024, 18:33
Replies: 5,343
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Posted By chevvron

In the 'wooden' era I experienced one fatality...

In the 'wooden' era I experienced one fatality and two accidents which involved broken legs in the period 1964 to 1970; I'm sure there were more but we didn't get to hear about them all except when...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2024, 07:33
Replies: 5,343
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Posted By chevvron

I know it's difficult to calculate but in my...

I know it's difficult to calculate but in my recollection, it was the launch rate which always used to make a difference between a VGS and a BGA/GSA club.
With a VGS, there was always someone there...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2024, 13:32
Replies: 5,343
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Posted By chevvron

Ah but the above referred to pure gliders; was...

Ah but the above referred to pure gliders; was there a different checklist for Venture/Vigilant?
Flying with the Ridgerunners (microlight club) at Halton we used 'E' added at the end as a generic...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2024, 14:47
Replies: 5,343
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Posted By chevvron

Never heard of that; I'd love to get to see a...

Never heard of that; I'd love to get to see a copy.
I was 'terminated' as a Wing Gliding Liaison Officer in 1998 so I kind of lost touch with things.(I was too successful - I got to go to Buckingham...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2024, 12:23
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Tried wiki; yes I know it's not always accurate. ...

Tried wiki; yes I know it's not always accurate.
It shows 612 as forming at Martlesham Heath (Suffolk) in 1955 and disbanding there in 1963, then re-formng at White Waltham in Dec 1978.
Unusually...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2024, 11:43
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

OC 613 (Jacko) was very hot on ensuring the winch...

OC 613 (Jacko) was very hot on ensuring the winch was left in the coirrect state; he would ask 'if you checked the oil level one morning and discovered it was excessive, what would you do?'
Well the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2024, 11:32
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

I can remember being asked to help out with...

I can remember being asked to help out with starting a 'new' VGS at Gaydon in about 1966; I was at 613 (Halton) at that time and I declined because it would have been too far to travel and I was...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2024, 07:42
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

I was a staff cadet 1964 - 1970 and gliding was...

I was a staff cadet 1964 - 1970 and gliding was my 'stimulus' to start an aviaton career; I joined National Air Traffic Control Service (NATS nowadays) after school and this led me to a 49 year...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2024, 01:11
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

*NAAFI

*NAAFI
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2024, 22:14
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

VIGILANTS Photo on Flyer Forums showing a huge...

VIGILANTS
Photo on Flyer Forums showing a huge pile of Vigilants in pieces.
I'm guessing it was taken at Kemble judging by the '747s parked next to them.
I thought the intention was to re-furbish...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jun 2023, 10:06
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Navy Army and Air Force Institute. I believe...

Navy Army and Air Force Institute.
I believe SPAR later took over the organisation.
As for the pies, I remember Freddie Frinton doing a sketch on TV (1960s or '70s so nobody else will remember) ....
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2023, 09:08
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Latterly Easter and Summer courses were drawn...

Latterly Easter and Summer courses were drawn from all parts of the country, when I did an Admin Officers role at 637 (Little Rissington) in 1991, I was collecting cadets from the local railway...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2023, 08:51
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

In my opinion they should never have selected the...

In my opinion they should never have selected the Tutor in the first place; it had to be 'modded' to make it suitable for the RAF tasks whereas the Firefly was available off the shelf.
I presume...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2023, 10:42
Replies: 5,343
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Posted By chevvron

Differed across the schools; I remember one or...

Differed across the schools; I remember one or perhaps two courses at Easter and two, sometimes three, during school summer hols but never Whitsun (wot you youngsters call 'Spring Bank Holiday'...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2023, 13:12
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Maybe they've managed to get enough support for...

Maybe they've managed to get enough support for an early summer course; in some parts of Surrey and SE London it's half term holiday.
Years ago ('60s) at Halton and Bovingdon we would fly evenings...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2023, 13:20
Replies: 5,343
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Posted By chevvron

Correction noted but I'm surprised the airfield...

Correction noted but I'm surprised the airfield is operated on behalf of the Army now; often when they move onto an ex RAF airfield they find some way of destroying its capabilites; just look what...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2023, 12:09
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Thank you; list amended. So apart from Kenley,...

Thank you; list amended.
So apart from Kenley, there is no Air Cadet gliding in the most densely populated part of the country, the south east; Odiham, Abingdon, Halton, Henlow, Tangmere, Manston...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2023, 10:06
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Hardly surprising since it's stuck away at...

Hardly surprising since it's stuck away at Predannack in Cornwall with very little 'catchment' but still doing a sterling job; I'm sure there used to be another site at Perranporth . I'm surprised...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2023, 01:52
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

I don't think so; all the Vigilants have been...

I don't think so; all the Vigilants have been given away by MOD.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2022, 15:05
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Precisely. Apparently Aylesbury Vale District...

Precisely.
Apparently Aylesbury Vale District Council are happy with all the vast area available on the camp area and haven't yet considered the airfield so why can't the airfield be retained as an...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2022, 12:50
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Halton is still operating and is used mostly at...

Halton is still operating and is used mostly at weekends and wednesday afternoons for gliding plus light aircraft.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2021, 09:45
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Anyone got an update on which VGS are operating...

Anyone got an update on which VGS are operating now and which are 'working up'
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2021, 07:03
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Hm about 3 hours travelling each way for maybe...

Hm about 3 hours travelling each way for maybe one 10 minute flight each, is that feasible? Kenley would be easier than either of those.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2021, 03:57
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Glad to see the area south east of London will...

Glad to see the area south east of London will soon have a glidiing school sorry Squadron again but what about west and north west of London; 618 Odiham, 612 Abingdon, 613 Halton, 616 Henlow all gone...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2021, 11:29
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Back in the early '90s, some of us decided there...

Back in the early '90s, some of us decided there wasn't enough 'Air' in Air Training Corps' which is why we started the Microlight project at RAF Halton, intitally for AEF with Rotax powered Cyclone...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2020, 08:59
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

It was starting to happen years ago hence why Rob...

It was starting to happen years ago hence why Rob Walton, then OC 2409 (RAF Halton) Sqdn ATC started the microlight AEF project at Halton late '80s or early '90s (don't know exactly when; as it...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2020, 13:05
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

What proportion of £16Bn is £745.000? Could we...

What proportion of £16Bn is £745.000? Could we buy them back now that MOD is going to get that much?
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jun 2020, 07:20
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Is there accomodation at Rissy for overnight...

Is there accomodation at Rissy for overnight stays? When I was there in '91, we stayed at South Cerney; helluva trek every day; at least I was able to arrange to collect evening meals from Brize...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2020, 07:25
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Because there are some powered pilots who either...

Because there are some powered pilots who either don't seem to know what the cable hazard means or choose to ignore it.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2020, 07:23
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Could be served by an annotation of the glider...

Could be served by an annotation of the glider cable hazard height as with other gliding airfields but then in my experience, few GA pilots take notice of this; I used to warn countless aircraft...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2020, 05:55
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Certainly needs an ATZ. I did a week as Course...

Certainly needs an ATZ. I did a week as Course Admin Officer there back in 1991 for the first Vigi weekday course; the Cherokee from the Brize Aero Club kept flying though the circuit and disrupting...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2020, 08:11
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

They couldn't find anyone at MOD with the 'guts'...

They couldn't find anyone at MOD with the 'guts' to sign it off; all too close to their pension and automatic promotion.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2020, 12:36
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

63 ex Air Cadet Vigilants have been purchased by...

63 ex Air Cadet Vigilants have been purchased by Aerobility using a grant from the DfT and will be re-engined with Rotax engines and Garmin avionics in order to achieve CAA airworthiness requirements.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2020, 19:49
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Had a stencil either side of the nose in the days...

Had a stencil either side of the nose in the days I flew her.
I managed to rip the mainskid off (ground looped) so the bit above about the mainwheel explains that because I certainly didn't try to...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2020, 11:11
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By chevvron

Definitelly Mrs Heppell (corrected spelling) ...

Definitelly Mrs Heppell (corrected spelling)
The basic T21 fuselage appears to be the same design as that used on the T4 Falcon 111 of 1935, the original swept wing being replaced by an elegant...
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