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Jan 4th, 2006 at 9:34am

Me123   Offline
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I'm a new poster but i think that i have some good advice.

If you are young, live in Britain and love aviation then the best thing that you can do is to join your local ATC (Air Cadets). I have only been in for a year and a half and at 15, i have:
Visited many RAF stations.
Flown a Vigilant glider solo.
Flown a Grob Tutor many times.
Flown in a VC10 with Tornafo F3's refueling.
Flown in a Nimrod.
Flown in a Hercules.
Flown in a Sea King rescue helicopter.
Watched Tornadoes and Hawks taking off while waiting for these flights.
And Much More...

Personally i don't think that i can give anyone any better advice than this.

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this but i just wanted to share some of my experiences.
Happy Flying.
 
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Reply #1 - Jan 4th, 2006 at 10:25am

Hagar   Offline
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Hi Me123. As a member of the ATC long before you were born I can only agree. I think it's a wonderful organisation but bear in mind that it wouldn't suit everyone. Wink

Ex-CWO Hagar. 1440 (Shoreham) Squadron ATC.

PS. I thought the minimum age to fly a glider solo is 16.
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Reply #2 - Jan 4th, 2006 at 1:26pm

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Hi, another ATC member here, only been enroled for about 2 months but it is definitely the best thing to do if you want to be involved in aviation. Havent been flying yet but i hope to go up in a tutor in a few weeks!

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PS. I thought the minimum age to fly a glider solo is 16.


16 is the minimum age for solo gliding.
 

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Reply #3 - Jan 4th, 2006 at 3:00pm

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Another ex-cadet here. Very happy 5 years in the ATC with Chippy, Bulldog and Tutor flying...
 
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Reply #4 - Jan 5th, 2006 at 5:32am

Me123   Offline
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To fly solo you must be 15 years and 6 months and have passed leading cadet exams.
 
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