Anyone Ever Done a Gliding Scholarship?

Speedbird2008

Hey

Any of you done an RAF GS?

Do one, if you get the chance - great fun! Also, they give you a big advantage if you want a career in the RAF, or in civvie street.

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Reply 1

Lady Venom

Do you mean an Air Training Corps GS??

Reply 2

Speedbird2008

Yup

I am CCF (ATC is **** - sorry, had to be done! :wink:

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Reply 3

Lady Venom

Yeah but you aren't RAF, and it's a acholarship run by the Air Training Corps.

You might be better off HERE

Reply 4

Speedbird2008

Run by the ATC - CCF(RAF) do it - often in greater numbers...

Reply 5

Lady Venom

No. Other way round. ATC do far more.

Reply 6

dave_perry

Yeah I did mine at Syerston last month. Got solo standard. I don' think it does give you that much an advantage does it?

Nope!

yeh, i did mine in about 3 weekends when i was 16
Steve

Reply 9

jude1388

God! The whold RAF/CCF debate does my head in! i did a gliding scholarship and the ATC ppl were really serious in there opionions of how the CCF was so much worse. WHO GIVES!!!!!

Ok tantrum over. :biggrin:

Reply 10

Raf_Sam

How can you tell the difference between a CCF(RAF) Cadet and an ATC one...?

The CCF guy won't be stood at the end out a check-out shaking a bucket of change :biggrin:

Hehehe

(Before an ATC bod shouts me down - I am aware that the ATC at not allowed to wear the real RAF cap badge, this being another difference :p:

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Reply 11

mark1010

Raf_Sam

How can you tell the difference between a CCF(RAF) Cadet and an ATC one...?

The CCF guy won't be stood at the end out a check-out shaking a bucket of change :biggrin:

Hehehe

(Before an ATC bod shouts me down - I am aware that the ATC at not allowed to wear the real RAF cap badge, this being another difference :p:

)

I thought the answer was that most CCF cadets are lazy and arrogant!! At least they go home 'educated' in hard work and teamwork.

Reply 12

mark1010

I've been through a GS, AGT1, AGT2, G2, G1 and am a C-Cat. It helps with the aptitude tests at OASC for sure. Well only if you grasped coordination!!! :smile:

Reply 13

Rizza Razzu

Having a glider scholarship won't matter one iota when you're sat in the classroom on your first groundschool, being bamboozled by engine fuel systems, hydraulics, oil systems and electrics.

Reply 14

Dagowly

Rizza Razzu

Having a glider scholarship won't matter one iota when you're sat in the classroom on your first groundschool, being bamboozled by engine fuel systems, hydraulics, oil systems and electrics.

true, but knowing car mechanics like the back of your hand will :wink:

Reply 15

Jon01

dave_perry

Yeah I did mine at Syerston last month. Got solo standard. I don' think it does give you that much an advantage does it?

Was that with ACCGS or one of the VGS's there?

Reply 16

Lady Venom

I'm an ex-VGS instructor (vig)

Reply 17

Jon01

The dark side... Viking fleet is where its happening :p:

Reply 18

MrHowlett

Lady venom, which VGS were you at? Im currently doing mine,probably going solo next week.

Reply 19

Wzz

Rizza Razzu

Having a glider scholarship won't matter one iota when you're sat in the classroom on your first groundschool, being bamboozled by engine fuel systems, hydraulics, oil systems and electrics.

... you've never done EFT groundschool, have you...?