Tutor Again!!!

[Mayfly]

Today is Cranwells turn

Tutor landed in a field the other side of the road at Byards Leap end. Crew safe

[Jigsaw]

Blimey

[Hazzer111]

There all at it!

[Xplumberlives]

Is there ANY significance in the 2013?

[Mayfly]

Tutor fleet grounded again - I think that's the 3rd time in 18 mths.

[Hihonyr8811]

We were in the Wolds at lunch and we were getting all the other "Cranwell's" diverting to Coningsby, we wondered what had happened.

Glad the crew are ok.

[Mayfly]

Getting to be like the Lightning - buy a field in Lincolnshire and wait for a Tutor to arrive!

Rumours are it's another prop failure.

[Ray C]

Leave the Lightnings out of it....!

[Gully]

Does anyone know what the latest is on the Tutor situation? I see from Cosford's website that they are still grounded following January's incident. Has a cause been established and the hiatus is whilst a fix is developed, or are investigations ongoing?

Thanks,

Gully

[Mayfly]

I am under the impression there are 2 flying but are 4 blade props - does that sound right - I think they know the problem it's finding a solution that's taking time.

There again I may talking absolute boll***s

[10680]

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There again I may talking absolute boll***s

Never

[Gully]

Thanks, MF - keep saying things quickly and with authority!

Gully

[Mayfly]

I am right about the 4 blades

[Minty4371]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... fleet.html

[10680]

A bit worrying.

"A defence source told the Times: 'There is now a bottleneck. No military pilot has started training for six months and there is no solution in sight.'

According to the source a row has now broken out between the defence contractor Babcock and the German manufacturers about who was responsible for the failures."

Can we take it back in house? Get a few Chipmunks back!

[Mayfly]

I had wondered what type of talks would be taking place between the various parties. The RAF is so small now there is nothing to fall back on. I would imagine a 4 bladed prop would require some sort of mod/upgrade as would it not produce more torque etc?

[Nickolas]

Been no AEF flying for months which is interesting as I have just received an email outlining the ACO for the next few years........ They want to increase the number of cadets that get flying both in powered and non powered a/c.

[Gully]

There were a couple of Tutors sat in the hangar at Cosford the other weekend sans propellors...

Gully

[Mayfly]

Rumours are the Tutors have been grounded again!

Not sure why.

[Gully]

One was supposed to be part of the display programme at Abingdon on Sunday, but the announcer confirmed they had been grounded again.

The RAF-retired Bulldog displayed though!

Gully

[Mayfly]

I am told it was only for a few hours but have 't seen anything anywhere.

[Sooty655]

There is a post on Air Cadet Central here saying they were back in service on 6th May, but no background or explanation.

[Nickolas]

Not aware of any flying scheduled at 5AEF at Wyton....