Comdt 2 FTS

Thank you to OC 622 VGS and the team for making me welcome at Upavon airfield. Great to see the excellent progress that has been made over the past year. First solo today, for one, and lots of other staff qualifications, as well as GIFs for four air cadets from Bristol.

Huge thanks to OC 611 VGS, and the rest of the team, for a great visit. A super day for safely launching our @aircadets skywards. Many congratulations to Fg Off Andy Dole for his well-deserved Safety Commendation. Thank you team, for all that you do to promote Gliding in C&E.

All out! Now that the mist has lifted, we are enjoying a fantastic day at RAF Honington with 611 VGS.

Huge congratulations to all those recognised in the New Year Honours' List, especially Sqn Ldr Tony Woods (ex OC 611 VGS) and all the other worthy recipients in the @aircadets!

A huge thank you to everyone involved in the 2 FTS enterprise, for safely launching our @aircadets skywards over the past year. I wish you all a very merry, peaceful, and restful Christmas!

An enjoyable visit to 632 VGS this morning. It was wonderful to see the team in such good form. I was also delighted to be able to present Sgt Harriet Simmonds with an Air Safety Commendation for not turning a drama into a crisis! Good luck on the rest of your G1 training.

It was a pleasure to present Wg Cdr Sam Bennett (OC Eng Wg, Chief Air Engineer to the DDH, and MilCAM for 2 FTS) with a clasp to his Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, this morning. Many congratulations, Sam! Thank you for your service.

Well, it's a wrap. Another NASC ends successfully. Lots of happy (and very tired) air cadets (and staff!). Thank you all, so much. A big shout out to the c.37 Qualified Aerospace Instructors who supported the camp this year. It was a super all-round effort. See you all in 2025!

So far, so good!

All set for the National Air & Space Camp VIP/Industry/Families' Day! Fingers crossed, that the weather holds.

A welcome message from @fts_2 on this year’s #AirAndSpaceCamp 2024. @aircadets #nextgeneration #WhatWeDo #NoOrdinaryHobby

PS. Looked in the lego indoor drones activity. Not the best pictures, but they did manage to get some self-built lego drones airborne. Well done!

Day 1 of the National Air & Space Camp! Welcome to the 280+ air cadets, and amazing staff to RAF Syerston. I am sure you will all have a brilliant week. Lots of exciting activities planned. Keeping our fingers crossed that the weather will be kind and that everyone gets gliding.

Had a super afternoon with 615 VGS at RAF Kenley. A 'bouncy' wind today, but they managed to fly all the GIFs (8) and progress a number of Gliding Scholarships. Many thanks to OC 615 and the rest of the team for their dedication to Air Cadet Gliding.

Huge congratulations to the Qualified Aerospace Instructors' Course (QAIC 16) Graduates, who completed their training today! We owe a huge debt to OC QAIC, and his team of dedicated Volunteers (including previous QAIs). Many thanks to AM Sturley, and guests, for supporting.

Delighted to report that 611 VGS, at RAF Honington, have just safely launched their first Air Cadet skywards, on this amazing spring morning. Thanks to Fg Off McClymont, and the other Sqn CFAVs and Flight Staff Cadets for so generously giving up their weekends to fly @aircadets

And now the gratuitous launch shot!

Great to spend some time with 646 VGS at RAF Topcliffe. Despite having to dodge the showers, they managed to ensure that 11 Air Cadets were safely launched skywards, and some required Staff Continuation Training was achieved. Many thanks for your efforts.

Had a fantastic visit to see the QAIC North Team, at Inskip, today. A super facility and it was wonderful to see the positive interaction between the QAI students and the staff - many of whom are QAIC graduates! Thank you to all the Volunteers for making the magic happen!

A big thank you to OC Ops Wg, the CGS staff, and all the 632 VGS volunteers who turned out today. Enjoy your Dining-in Night this evening! Also, thanks to the HoE, Stn Cdr and team at RAF Woodvale for supporting the Return to Flying at your unit. 2 FTS Gliding is back!