It is with regret that I have to advise you that ACTI 35 is currently rescinded and we are in the process of reviewing its contents to align with MAA requirements. Regrettably we are no longer going to allow flights associated with air cadets from private sources. We intend to only permit flights form authorised providers. All will be clear in the revised ACTI which will pass through legal and finally COM and AOC. Therefore until the revised ACTI is issued air cadets are not permitted to undertake any flying flying in private aircraft. The only exceptions at the moment are Tayside Aviation.
I’m tempted by the knee-jerk reaction that is to make some joke along the lines of “If we can’t fly you, no-one can” but I am sure there must be some sound reasoning behind this.
I’m therefore disappointed that more has not been done to explain the reasoning. Given the difficulties with Flying over recent years surely someone realises that closing down another route to aviation for our cadets is only going to cause more frustration?
I do wonder whether this will have any impact on the RAFGSA Gliding scholarship initiative?
Oh goody, yet another way to ruin the cadet experience. So glad we moved the glider fleet to its own FTS now “so we have more control over it”. Ridiculous and I’m angry. Thanks, our lords and masters!
Are the longer term/more reaching aspects of this sort of thing ever considered? OK this might only affect a few cadets, but we are supposedly looking to grow numbers wise. I would have to wonder why cadets stay in the organisation, when it’s main selling point is more and more becoming a thing of myth and legend.
Why we can’t be given the rationale, even if it is largely because someone is sphincter covering. It was the same with the bivvying ban, can’t do it and no reason given, through official channels.
We are grown ups. Outside of the ATC; we do things and live with the consequences, make decisions affecting us and those we hold most dear and we haven’t exploded.
For crying out loud why can’t those lodged in all of the Ivory Towers treat us like adults and not like children. If things are stopped and it’s because there is a fear the buck will stop with you and it’s a bit too much to live with in your retirement, ship out or accept it. It’s bad enough we have to pass on bad news, but without the rationale, it makes us look unprofessional.
The MAA is a long-needed organisation, based on the shortcomings of the Nimrod & C130 debacles.
However, for established flying schools? Perleeeeease! If I understand the information given by one flying provider, the details required to get approval include names + personal details of all pilots, with associated medical dates, & then all the engineering parameters for each registered aircraft, such as annual inspection, etc. Methinks that the CAA already does this…
I believe it was in response to a request to fly IAW with the ACTI. (ACTO?)
I guess if no-one else is asking they will not have come up against the issue. Alternatively if others are gaining permission to fly against the ACTI the it would be interesting to hear about it.