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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2022, 13:33
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

When the current system is unable to serve the...

When the current system is unable to serve the existing organisation it's too much to ask them - with no increase in assets - to serve every other youth organisations out there.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2021, 18:15
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Problem is schools (and increasingly parents) are...

Problem is schools (and increasingly parents) are extremely reluctant to allow kids to have time off during the week. Once they get to yr10 it's almost a guaranteed no as exams take precedence.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2021, 08:56
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Fortunately, someone got there ahead of the civil...

Fortunately, someone got there ahead of the civil service; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/independent-report-celebrates-positive-impact-of-cadet-forces
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2021, 10:28
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

But are there spare volunteers...? The air cadets...

But are there spare volunteers...? The air cadets has lost, charitably, a third of cadets in the last year and probably slightly more staff. It doesn't have the volunteers to run squadrons, never...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2020, 12:00
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

I know in my Wing (of approx 30 units) we're...

I know in my Wing (of approx 30 units) we're likely to lose ~10 squadrons through lack of staff alone.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Oct 2020, 16:34
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Air cadet guidance - which has gone to them from...

Air cadet guidance - which has gone to them from the RAF - is for equipment to be quarantined for 72 hrs between uses.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Oct 2020, 08:40
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Youth groups / education has been deemed...

Youth groups / education has been deemed necessary.

However, that doesn't begin to cover actually getting kids to flying locations. Air Cadet volunteers have been pretty much banned from...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Oct 2020, 06:27
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Not so much, no... The Air Cadets has still...

Not so much, no...

The Air Cadets has still lost over 50% of flying availability, the Vikings are soon to be out of service with no talk of replacements, and the spread of VGS and AEF units is...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2020, 06:19
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

There are rumours of a new Commandant coming in...

There are rumours of a new Commandant coming in this summer who will be more capable of leading than the shower we've recently been lumbered with.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2020, 10:20
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

In terms of Europe and main allies there's this...

In terms of Europe and main allies there's this list of countries who take part in the International Air Cadet Exchange;...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2020, 09:52
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

That was pretty much my point.

That was pretty much my point.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2020, 17:46
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Stopped the entire ATC. All cadet "face to face...

Stopped the entire ATC. All cadet "face to face activity" has been cancelled.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2020, 13:33
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Even when there was lots of it available, it...

Even when there was lots of it available, it wasn't as if they were going every week. If he's joining a big unit then those chances will be spread around.

The likelihood is, if he's dead keen and...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2020, 22:55
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Speaking as someone in the organisation...

Speaking as someone in the organisation currently, I know I speak for many when I say we simply don't see that happening.

The RAF and the MoD hates the risk it exposes them to, and if they can...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2020, 10:37
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

New CAC in this year, but a lot of damage to...

New CAC in this year, but a lot of damage to undo.

Nobody in is holding their breath.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2020, 14:00
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

ACMB reporting “the planned post-recovery...

ACMB reporting “the planned post-recovery position is unlikely to exceed 30% of previous activity levels”.

Two thirds of gliding as was has been written off. For good.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2020, 17:32
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

I can't remember the reasoning, but I recall that...

I can't remember the reasoning, but I recall that there was a decision that (non-powered) gliding is verboten at Woodvale. The Vigilants were ok, but Vikings are a no. So, it won't.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2020, 07:06
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Not a chance. The Vigilants are dead and...

Not a chance.

The Vigilants are dead and gone.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2020, 09:10
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

But they've made more paperwork, so that's great....

But they've made more paperwork, so that's great.

Only saving grace is that the kids don't know better. They don't know what they've 'lost', because they've never had it.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2020, 09:29
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

I standby to be corrected, but I think I remember...

I standby to be corrected, but I think I remember reading somewhere of an out of service date of 2021 for the Vikings, by which point they'll be 36/37 years old.
I'm not sure whether they've had...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2020, 21:07
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Everyone is resigned to the fact that motor...

Everyone is resigned to the fact that motor gliding within the Air Cadets is dead, that sailplane gliding is a shadow of it's former self, and that the Air Cadets' Vikings are out of service in a...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2020, 17:37
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Having more VGS' is only half the story. An...

Having more VGS' is only half the story. An alarming number of the recently re-installed locations only fly on weekdays, which is useless floor the vast majority of cadets who can't get time off...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2019, 15:37
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Except, that isn't true. If you actually look...

Except, that isn't true.
If you actually look at the requirements of the PTS for flying and gliding you'll see that nothing is awarded for synthetic training alone, and rather only for synthetic and...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2019, 17:45
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

And that's happened for years. Happened when I...

And that's happened for years. Happened when I was on a different UAS 13/14 years ago.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2019, 14:32
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Not when you're not allowed to have the rifles,...

Not when you're not allowed to have the rifles, it isn't.
They've taken wooden drill rifles off people, air rifles are the devil's work in comparison...


​​​​​​​With the anti-plastic campaign in...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2019, 18:55
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Army cadet compound had been broken into and...

Army cadet compound had been broken into and rifles taken.

All air cadet-held rifles (including DP rifles) are being returned to secure locations until alarms and storage can be upgraded.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2019, 14:44
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

"Reduction", and "loss" would be more...

"Reduction", and "loss" would be more appropriate.

Coupled with problems in the AEF world there are areas of the country who have seen and continue to see virtually no flying at all. I'm past...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2019, 09:55
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Which is why their language has to change. It's...

Which is why their language has to change. It's no longer justified to refer to what happened as "a pause", as that implies that at some point it will carry on as before.

Operations ceased. And...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2019, 10:32
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

While I know what you mean by this, there another...

While I know what you mean by this, there another side to it. With the unit I'm attached to we got a calendar of events sent down by our Wing detailing all the things they were asking us to do, take...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2019, 16:40
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

That's assuming there's any flying availablity. ...

That's assuming there's any flying availablity.

We've not had Tutors available for 2 years. We've not had gliders available for almost as long.

We're advertising a false reality.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2019, 10:02
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Fwiw, cadets hate the PTT, but the new 'syllabus'...

Fwiw, cadets hate the PTT, but the new 'syllabus' means they have to use them first before being allowed near anything that actually flies.

Viking vs Tutor isn't really a question for them. Most...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2019, 09:06
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Some units, by fluke of geography, are getting...

Some units, by fluke of geography, are getting more, it's true.

And there are these "experience days" where cadets get 15 minutes in a Chinook once a year, which while nice, don't come close to...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2019, 06:59
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Vikings Unit I'm close to just got it's...

Vikings

Unit I'm close to just got it's first gliding slots (first flying slots of any kind) since late 2017. 4 spaces, and it's a unit of 60+. And that's it till at least September.

Flying in...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2018, 19:49
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

As somebody who was in the RAF, and is now a...

As somebody who was in the RAF, and is now a volunteer with the ATC, I can't ever see a replacement fleet being nightb. Nothing but wishful thinking, that.

When these are gone, they're gone, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2018, 10:19
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,924
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Woodvale? Previously a VGS site with Vigilants

Woodvale? Previously a VGS site with Vigilants
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