Qualified Aerospace Instructors Course

Sea_Harrier · 1 September 2014 13:13

Would anyone having completed the course recommend it?

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MRAR · 1 September 2014 13:48

Absolutely.
If you want any more info feel free to PM me!

mprentice1 · 2 September 2014 06:24

I was on QAIC 4, really enjoyed it and hope it made me a better instructor! I know my CO at the time was getting me to teach a hell of a lot more.

Baldrick · 2 September 2014 08:41

Out of interest, why in all the pictures I’ve seen do the students wear Flying Suits/Coveralls?

wdimagineer2b · 2 September 2014 17:32

I’ve often wondered that too. I’m told it’s because “that’s what aircrew do”. :?

Without wanting to turn this into any sort of Q-bashing thread, I’m afraid that I can’t see any reason whatsoever for the wearing of flight suits during classroom based theory lessons.

MRAR · 2 September 2014 17:35

Lifted directly from the course website :

‘To establish a strong course identity, all students are issued with course badges, T-shirts and name badges and all wear flying suits throughout the course. In common with RAF Sqns the students adopt “callsigns” or nicknames that stay with them through the course and are shown on their flying suit name badges.’

Baldrick · 2 September 2014 19:32

[quote=“MRAR” post=20664]Lifted directly from the course website :

‘To establish a strong course identity, all students are issued with course badges, T-shirts and name badges and all wear flying suits throughout the course. In common with RAF Sqns the students adopt “callsigns” or nicknames that stay with them through the course and are shown on their flying suit name badges.’[/quote]

Thanks.

MRAR · 2 September 2014 19:43

wdimagineer2b totally agreed! I never wear mine on sqn, I’d feel like a complete tool!

papa_november · 2 September 2014 21:36

Oh for …goodness sake! They aren’t flying therefore have no need for grow bags - which chod came up with this idea?? Its as bad as or even worse than aircrew that visit my organisation wearing grow bags but drive there…

wdimagineer2b · 2 September 2014 22:22

It’d be like taking my pace stick with me onto the range; or wearing coveralls all the time because I’ve got quals in engineering. :unsure:

Baldrick · 2 September 2014 22:43

I’m just going to sit here and quietly reminisce to myself about all the old JL bashing threads about “special treatment.” No link to this of course.

incubus · 3 September 2014 07:17

I thought the RAF was trying to get proper aircrew to stop wearing their growbags every waking hour.

papa_november · 3 September 2014 16:41

They are, but some thrusters seem to be stitched into their grow bag…