By: Seafuryfan - 4th January 2012 at 08:40
‘I’m out!’
Can’t find any ‘sheltering under the wing of a ‘Ten’ pics – but we’ve all done it thanks to the British weather!
By: Seafuryfan - 4th January 2012 at 08:40
‘I’m out!’
Can’t find any ‘sheltering under the wing of a ‘Ten’ pics – but we’ve all done it thanks to the British weather!
By: Arabella-Cox - 3rd January 2012 at 21:17
Sorry DragonRapide I forgot the smilely;) and no offence taken.
Anyway I’ll see Seafuryfan’s two Vigilant guards and raise it to six.
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(1 officer, 1 CGI and 4 Staff Cadets)
By: Arabella-Cox - 3rd January 2012 at 21:17
Sorry DragonRapide I forgot the smilely;) and no offence taken.
Anyway I’ll see Seafuryfan’s two Vigilant guards and raise it to six.
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(1 officer, 1 CGI and 4 Staff Cadets)
By: DragonRapide - 3rd January 2012 at 13:43
I’ll not have anyone knocking the VGS or their fleet of plastic aeroplanes.
Absolutely correct too!
No offence intended!
I’ve been out of the Corps for ten years, and am delighted to hear that cadets can now solo the Vigilant. It’s been 25 years since I soloed on a Venture, and I know I will never forget the joy of that experience. VGSs were wonderful places manned by great people when I was involved, and I’m sure the same will always be true!
I did get one trip in a Sedburgh, but none in the Mk 3. Great fun, but I know “plastic” brought many benefits.
Keep up the good work Aeronut!
By: DragonRapide - 3rd January 2012 at 13:43
I’ll not have anyone knocking the VGS or their fleet of plastic aeroplanes.
Absolutely correct too!
No offence intended!
I’ve been out of the Corps for ten years, and am delighted to hear that cadets can now solo the Vigilant. It’s been 25 years since I soloed on a Venture, and I know I will never forget the joy of that experience. VGSs were wonderful places manned by great people when I was involved, and I’m sure the same will always be true!
I did get one trip in a Sedburgh, but none in the Mk 3. Great fun, but I know “plastic” brought many benefits.
Keep up the good work Aeronut!
By: Arabella-Cox - 3rd January 2012 at 12:57
GragonRapide
and you could fly them solo!
At my VGS over 100 cadets went solo in the Vigilant last year, the days of ghosted solos because of engine unrealability are long gone.
Like me some instructors learnt on Sedburghs and the Mk3 bricks and stayed in the system, others came from the cadets we sent solo on the Vigilants. I’ll not have anyone knocking the VGS or their fleet of plastic aeroplanes.
By: Arabella-Cox - 3rd January 2012 at 12:57
GragonRapide
and you could fly them solo!
At my VGS over 100 cadets went solo in the Vigilant last year, the days of ghosted solos because of engine unrealability are long gone.
Like me some instructors learnt on Sedburghs and the Mk3 bricks and stayed in the system, others came from the cadets we sent solo on the Vigilants. I’ll not have anyone knocking the VGS or their fleet of plastic aeroplanes.
By: G-ASEA - 2nd January 2012 at 21:36
We had gliders Cadet 111 and real aircraft to fly in Chipmunks, if you where lucky Varsity’s.
Dave
By: DragonRapide - 2nd January 2012 at 21:23
Sitting down????
The cadets wouldn’t have been given chairs in my day!!!
Mind you, in my day the gliders weren’t plastic either – and you could fly them solo!
By: Augsburgeagle - 2nd January 2012 at 20:58
Didn’t someone tell you? 109’s are dangerous!
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