11/08/2013 125 (Cheltenham) Squadron ATC Visit

125 (Cheltenham) Squadron ATC visited XM655 on Sunday and brought fine weather with them.

Members of 125(Cheltenham) Sqn ATC and the volunteers
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Our regular pilot, Wg Cdr Mike Pollitt (RAF retired), came along to run the cockpit tours for the cadets, giving them an insight into what it was like to fly the Vulcan in service.

Amongst the Civilian Instructors were an ex-Valiant fitter and an one who had worked on Valiants, Vulcan B1, B1a and B2.

Bry shows off the Tugmaster Sentinel tug
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As well as a cockpit visit, and being shown around the aircraft and ground equipment by the volunteers, the cadets were also shown round a Cessna from the South Warwickshire Flying School and the Wellesbourne Air Traffic Control Tower.

Cadets get a close look at one of SWFS's Cessnas
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We would like to thank both Wellesbourne Airfield and the South Warwickshire Flying School for their assistance with this visit.