We have a British winner in Chamonix!
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MMH - Just disassembled my steering column to get to the wiper stalk assembly. Pulled the whole thing apart, gave it a good clean with some isopropyl and put it all back together, which has thankfully fixed the problem.
Bloody terrifying removing the airbag to get to it all, though. Felt like defusing a bomb!
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Nandos for breakfast is a game changer
Gatwick?
Or have they started offering this more widely?
Yeah gatwick, trimmed menu though
More info required.
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MMH - I actually managed to get a ÂŁ95 gift card for signing up to broadband.
Months ago I moved to Vodafone after using a comparison site and it had the âfree ÂŁ95 rewardâ thing. Except you sign up and then they say you canât claim for 120 days, then you come to claim and they want the number they gave you 120 days ago⌠etc. PITA that most people donât bother.
Anyway, saved all the info and set a reminder. After half a dozen emails back and forth Iâve actually managed to get the gift card!
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MMH: Received a call from a former volunteer from my time in Peru. Turns out when things go wrong (hit by a car whilst bikepacking around France - sheâs fine but her bike needs some TLC) she still sees me as a good person to turn to for help.
Nice to know I made an impact with my leadership.
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Slightly amended for you. All whilst fighting poop management from above. Well done!
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MMH (But also a massive tearjerker)
A fitting tribute for my colleague and friend (who was an Ex Air Cadet) as we repatriated his ashes back to Biggin.
SF50 with Spitfire Escort in Vic formation
(5th most tracked flight yesterday evening on FR24)
Water Cannon Salute
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@themajor and @Tornado and any other secret HIOW lurkers on here absolutley nailed the first residential training weekend since 2018.
Might try and join the whole weekend next time!
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MMH!
Our unit has just hit 50 cadets, meaning weâve grown as much as we can (and as much as I could have hoped).
It feels great to see so many young adults having a blast and really getting into everything. Itâs a real privilege to be a part of it.
With a great staff team (also growing) who all have clear interests and passions, itâs going to be a great future in the short term.
The best part has been reading the forms and talking with the parents. Itâs clear that a huge driver is word of mouth, but that a significant amount of that is parents talking to friends and work colleagues.
Thatâs just the highest praise.
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What are you going to do when your OC Wing Reg Comdt tells you that you have to increase by another 30% 
Ask for a new building!
Get taller cadets?
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Twice a year I beg the ACF company and 4 Yorks to see if I can pinch extra space.
We are currently housed in a dead squadronâs home. My early ambition was to strengthen the unit and then, looking at where everyone comes from, hopefully split it in two and move my unit back to its original home while bringing 872 (Hull West) Sqn back to life.
Last I spoke about it that sqn was never going to come back and we were never going to be in with a chance of moving back because we do have a home, and other units need replacement buildings.
We had an open evening last night; by about 0830 this morning, there were 12 emails with completed forms!
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18 lined up for the next recruit dayâŚand more still wanting to join the waiting list.
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Those 2 things sound contradictory, given that essentially 872 now exist as 1324. Have you been given any excuses?
Brough not returning could be somewhat understandable, but if youâre getting plenty of recruits from around the old airfield then the bigwigs would be daft not to consider it.
I think the answer given back then was that 872 had been properly deleted, rather than simply closed. I stopped pushing for clarity though.
But I agree. I also failed to get us on the bottom of the list for new accn. So even though it was right we were a low priority, we essentially donât get considered while our old Brough ACF colleagues are looking for a permanent home.
That means theyâre currently looking for a building to house just one unit, if my understanding is current.
We have excellent facilities and Iâd be sorry to lose them, but our traditional recruits have a long old drive and weâre heavily dependent on lift sharing.
Having a goal to resurrect an entire sqn and its heritage would be a nice possibility to have on the cards, as we have essentially replaced another unit in all but name (and over 25 cadets still come from the nearest secondary to Brough).
With staff from a split of locations, we could quite legitimately bring both back if we sustained this. Iâd be really sad about it, but I think itâs the best outcome for the future of the organisation if we can acquire a new building in Brough.
The biggest issue continues to be getting Civ Com members!