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Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2016, 17:37
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

A very close watching brief needs to be kept on...

A very close watching brief needs to be kept on these airframes, if scrapping of unserviceable aircraft by any means to avoid institutional embarrassment is the case.

As far as I am concerned, any...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2016, 18:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

KlingonBC, the example your post puts me in mind...

KlingonBC, the example your post puts me in mind of is the Fleet Air Arm Officers' Association, which for years has quietly and efficiently run a gliding scholarship scheme based on Royal Navy...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2016, 12:44
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

Dave, many thanks for expressing in a wider forum...

Dave, many thanks for expressing in a wider forum what we have been banging on about in this thread.

I'm bracing myself for the next phase in this sorry, shoddy, saga, which is likely to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2016, 16:42
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

They won't have a frame of reference to judge...

They won't have a frame of reference to judge otherwise, will they?

Any air experience is a precious thing, and as such reflects well-deserved credit on the adult volunteers and regular units who...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2016, 12:07
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

OC 2 FTS made the call as is his prerogative, but...

OC 2 FTS made the call as is his prerogative, but the overkill we have seen since then indicates how many other factors were at work.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2016, 12:03
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

Good point made. The ACO fleet was grounded...

Good point made. The ACO fleet was grounded because it was expedient to do so for several reasons. Easily done when it is a non-operational fleet whose absence from the ORBAT will not affect any...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2016, 19:59
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

Still here, but personally I'm not giving another...

Still here, but personally I'm not giving another second of
my life to the ACO, apart from this thread. Seeing how the senior and experienced volunteers have been treated after a lifetime of service...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2016, 05:37
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

Can Grangemouth Squadron staff and cadets sign...

Can Grangemouth Squadron staff and cadets sign the medal out on special occasions then?
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2016, 05:13
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

That was my first time on Twitter. The man's...

That was my first time on Twitter. The man's avatar says 'Keep calm and stay in the Air Cadets.'

Clearly new cadets and staff are queuing round the block to be part of the new ATC world of pretend...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2016, 07:12
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

No, nothing heard. The only reason this...

No, nothing heard. The only reason this organisation seems to be getting away with such a massive disaster is because the UK isn't air-minded at all, and there are bigger issues to distract people's...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2016, 16:16
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

Sounds like the next phase in the plan - set...

Sounds like the next phase in the plan - set requirements so high that it precludes the bulk of serving volunteers.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2016, 07:29
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

I got a reply from my MP on this after emailing...

I got a reply from my MP on this after emailing him prior to the debate, which he failed to attend.

Basically, it was the text of the same statement that has been parroted over and over again by...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2016, 19:26
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

I think the PTTs are going to end up being a...

I think the PTTs are going to end up being a useful 'fill-in' for an organisation that has not only failed to extract its digit, but has followed it up its own orifice.

With the PTTs, they can now...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2016, 06:38
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

The debate into the 'Future of Gliding and the...

The debate into the 'Future of Gliding and the Air Cadet Organisation' takes place next Wed 13th April, 1100-1130, in Westminster Hall.

I've emailed my MP. Even trying to keep it brief and...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2016, 06:46
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

ACW 342, fair one, in answer, no, dunno yet, no,...

ACW 342, fair one, in answer, no, dunno yet, no, no and yes. Time to go to work on this.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2016, 07:13
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

GG, Best wishes for the future. An all too...

GG,

Best wishes for the future. An all too common story across the disorganisation, sadly.

I've lost interest as it's too painful to watch. My only remaining question is, are we dealing...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2016, 19:02
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

The Grob Tutor is likely to be replaced with the...

The Grob Tutor is likely to be replaced with the Grob 120TP Prefect, a higher-performance aircraft with retractable undercarriage and a turboprop engine, under the future Ascent contract.

Given...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2016, 20:53
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

To c4aero; Sir, welcome to pprune. We all...

To c4aero;

Sir, welcome to pprune. We all fly, and most of us got our eyes opened to the fantastic world of aviation via the ATC.

The emotion on this fairly epic thread stems from one reason -...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2016, 04:53
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

Signed. For sanity's sake, I'm glad I've not hung...

Signed. For sanity's sake, I'm glad I've not hung around the VGS for the last couple of years and just cracked on with civvy flying instead. I'll hand my kit in and crack on with my hours build. My...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2016, 13:05
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

'ATTENDANCE ON ATC ACTIVITIES BY RAFVR(T)...

'ATTENDANCE ON ATC ACTIVITIES BY RAFVR(T) OFFICERS

7. RAFVR(T) officers are expected to attend for not fewer than 12 hours in any one calendar month on official and semi-official ACO activities....
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2016, 12:55
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

''Ok, I'll spill the beans on some goings on...

''Ok, I'll spill the beans on some goings on within VGS over the past couple of years that I've seen (and, no, I won't name the VGS, but they may recognise who they are):

- Flying when the wind is...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2015, 06:37
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

I second Bigpants' idea about a convenient hangar...

I second Bigpants' idea about a convenient hangar fire and an insurance job. Since this whole sorry saga began, we've had death by committee, the usual dysfunctional MoD/contractor gravy train where...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2015, 18:42
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

A & C, fully agree with your post no. 804. The...

A & C, fully agree with your post no. 804. The usual contractorisation bandits run a business model which depends on chronic underpayment of their employees, on the assumption that there are...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2015, 10:51
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

The current 'Safety Case' and 'Duty Holder'...

The current 'Safety Case' and 'Duty Holder' regime which governs this whole crisis has been misapplied. Utterly.

The key phrase is 'ALARP' - risks must be made As Low As Reasonably Practicable....
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2015, 00:09
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

ATC flying has been the victim of a tri-service...

ATC flying has been the victim of a tri-service idea that the best place to bury bad senior officers is in charge of cadet and reserve force organisations. What started as a fixable drama for cadet...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2015, 11:45
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,435
Posted By Subsunk

"But lets not forget that once rewritten, the...

"But lets not forget that once rewritten, the saga of the flying pause may see Cdt AC knighted and OC 2 FTS awarded the air force cross. Included in the citations will be 'decisive leadership',...
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