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AIR TRAINING CORPS

Activities

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Flying and Gliding

Grob Tutor

One of the air training corps unique activities is flying.
Cadets of all ages are able to experience Powered flight and perform their own aerobatic techniques under the instruction of Ex or Current RAF pilots. These are called Air Experience Flights or AEF for short. On average a cadet should fly at least once per year. A cadet can experience an Air Experience Flight in many aircraft. During annual camps, some cadets get the experience of a lifetime by getting a flight in raf aircraft such as helicopter or if you're really luck, a fighter jet! For more information on the Tutor, simply highlight 'Grob Tutor' and click the learn more button!

Flying Scholarship
The scheme awards 20 hours dual and 5 hours solo flying at your nearest civil flying school for free. Completion will see you awarded your flying scholarship badge. After that you are able to continue your instruction towards a PPL (Private Pilots Licence) at your own cost.

Flying scholarship

The image in the left is the badge you get on completion of your flying scholarship which is to be sown onto your jumper

Navigator

The image in the left is the badge you get on completion of your navigators vourse which is to be sown onto your jumper

Gliding

As a member or the atc you will get the chance to experience flight in two types of glider aircraft.

The Grob Vigilant is a powered glider. This means that the aircraft has the capability to launch itself without the need for assistance to get airborne. Once the aircraft is airborne, i't uses it's long wings to glide. Click here to visit 634 voluntry gliding squadron at St Athan. For more information on the Vigilant, simply highlight 'Grob Vigilant' and click the learn more button!

Vigilant

Viking

The Grob Viking is a winch launched glider. It has no engine so it can't get airborne by itself. The winch quickly pulls the glider along the grass airfield until it gets airborne and then usually climbs to around 1,000 feet depending on the weather. After that the cable is released which gently floats back to earth using the parchute. Now you'rea irborne and would expect to see around 10 minutes of flight. This is highly dependant on the weather conditions. For more information on the Viking, simply highlight 'Grob Viking' and click the learn more button!