Inzpire Support the Whole Force Concept in More Ways than One!
18 Mar 16
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For me personally that means that I commit a majority of my Saturdays to being able to fly at the Air Experience Flight (AEF). The AEF is a mixture of volunteer reservists like myself and those still serving fulltime, and it provides a fantastic opportunity for people like me to re-connect directly with those still serving.
A normal day commences with met brief and a master plan to ensure that all the cadets get the very best possible flying experience in the safest manner practical. We often share the aircraft and other infrastructure with members of the East Midlands University Air Squadron, who also make use of the quieter skies around Lincolnshire to progress their flying experience at the weekends. Having walked to the aircraft, our cadet will be brought to us and carefully strapped into the aircraft, for many of them it is the very first time that they have ever been in an aircraft.
Having strapped them in I start the noisy engine and take us both to the runway in use completing all of the required safety checks and radio call along the way. With one final reminder of what to do in the very worst case of having to abandon the aircraft we then launch into the blue yonder……
A normal cadet flight lasts about 20 minutes; and that is just the right time to introduce the cadet to the basics of flying and to show them how G- force can be applied in more dynamic manoeuvres. There is always something of aviation interest to see when flying around Lincolnshire – recently I was flying with a cadet when we got the warning that the QRA Typhoon was about to launch, having moved safely away we watch with awe as the Typhoon streaked much higher into the yonder than us…sigh…
With those who have been flying before we are allowed, if they ask us, to do some aerobatics. An excellent combat indicator is if when you fly that first loop, your cadet starts giggling then it’s going to be a fun trip.
Fun is the name of the game and the mission is always to bring the cadet safely back with a smile on his or her face, and at the end of the day, with the mission achieved it puts a smile on my face too.
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