At 15:54 21 September 2010, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Sep 21, 9:23=A0am, James Thomson
wrote:
The threads on the Blanik AD and Club Training Gliders made me wonder
abo=
ut
the make-up of the UK fleet. =A0 A quick search of the UK civil
register
produced the following numbers:
ASK13 =A0 101 aircraft
ASK21 =A0 73
Duo Discus =A0 45
G103 =A0 29
Puchacz =A0 27
DG500 =A0 22
K7 =A0 17
DG1000 =A0 10
Blanik L13 =A0 9 (plus one L23)
Bocian =A0 8
PW-6 =A0 3

For information on other types, or more details on the above, go to
the
G-INFO database at
http:/www.caa.co.uk

If you want information on antiques such as the T21 or the T49 Capstan
yo=
u
will have to ask the BGA. =A0 These old aircraft are not on the main
register.

Note that not all these gliders are used for club training. =A0 Some,
notably recent high performance and elderly wooden ones, are privately
owned and are used for recreational flying only.

This may explain the UK views on training and the grounding of the
Blanik=
s

Does this include or exclude the RAF clubs' gliders?

TIA,

Frank Whiteley

It includes gliders used by the Royal Air Force Gliding and Soaring
Association but does not include approx 90 Grob 103 Acros operated by the
RAF for the Air Cadets. The latter are outside the civil register
entirely.
The main 2 seat gliders used for training in the UK a

ASK21
Grob 103
ASK13
Puchacz

the others mentioned above are used and in addition there are a few
Slingsby T53 (YS53) tin birds in private hands. As far as the UK is
concerned the loss of the Blanik is not a problem.
I have heard the view expressed over here, by those who should know, that
the chances of a fix for the Blanik being approved are pretty remote.