645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron . No 2 Hangar Telephone: 01845 595 345 (Flying days only)

I am Squadron Leader Chris Fleming the Commanding Officer of 645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron, based at RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire. We are all volunteers who provide basic flying training in the Grob Viking Glider, to young people in the Air Training Corps and Combined Cadet Force.

645 VGS use the two seater Vigilant, the military variant of the German glass-fibre Grob 109b motor glider (first introduced to VGS's in 1990). The Grob 109B motor glider, known by the RAF as the Vigilant T1, is used by the Air Cadet Organization to …

2022年3月1日 · The official page of 645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron at RAF Topcliffe. Res Multis Nova - For many a first.

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The 2487 Easingwold Sqn Cadet Warrant Officer has been attending 645 VGS for almost two years now, juggling his attendance between other RAFAC activities and a part time job. Ben will now commence training towards his Grade 2 Pilot Award.

A Volunteer Gliding Squadron (VGS) is an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF) which provides flying training in glider aircraft for Royal Air Force Air Cadets. All current operational Volunteer Gliding Squadrons operate a sole type of aircraft, the Grob G103A Twin II Acro , a conventional winch-launched tandem-seat sailplane known by ...

2024年4月28日 · It’s a G1 For Jessop! ️ This weekend we congratulate CGI Nathan Jessop on gaining his G1 at 645 VGS, RAF Topcliffe. CGI Jessop joined us as a Flight Staff Cadet a number of years ago, attending consistently on a weekend …

Volunteer Gliding Squadrons (VGSs) are Royal Air Force Flying Training Units (FTUs), operating military Viking TX.1 (conventional) and Vigilant T.1 (motor) gliders to train Air Cadets from the Combined Cadet Force and the Air Training Corps.

I joined 645 VGS in the early 70s and had a great time flying the Mk3 and Sedburgh gliders at RAF Catterick. I progressed to becoming an instructor and handed in my uniform to become a CI before leaving in 1977 to join the RAF. I served 34 yrs, predominantly in the SAR role as a Wessex Nav and latterly as Flt Cdr at ARCC Kinloss.