09/07/2013 to 16/11/2013 What DOES MaPs Stand for?

Well, MaPs has often been said to stand for "Making and Painting Sheds", and the Summer months saw it meaning just that!

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of 150(City of Oxford) Sqn. & 240 (Darlaston) Sqn ATC Cadets, all our accommodation (which had been in a variety of different shades of peeling paint), was transformed into a collection of uniformly RAF Blue sheds and containers.

Members of 150(City of Oxford) Sqn & 240 (Darlaston) Sqn ATC 'prep' the old paintwork
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The next time the Cadets were visiting, out came the paint brushes and rollers and they set about giving the sheds and containers a much needed facelift.

The cadets of 150(City of Oxford) Sqn && 240 (Darlaston) Sqn ATC painting away
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The next job was to re-roof the sheds, adding insulation at the same time so we should be a little warmer this winter. This has been largely done by Bob and Bry although Av and Isi have also been seen wielding hammers around the roofing felt!

Bry passes up the next board to Bob
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Over the summer, Bob has also been busy changing the earth point for the aircraft and re-positioning the mains feed to the aircraft to a much more convenient position, reducing the number of trip hazards due to cables. He has also been working on updating the cockpit lighting so that our visitors have rather more light when having a cockpit tour.