No. 9 Air Experience Flight RAF
| 9 Air Experience Flight | |
|---|---|
 Grob Tutor aircraft similar to that flown by 9 AEF | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Allegiance |  Royal Air Force |
| Branch | Air Cadet Organisation |
| Role | Training |
| Garrison/HQ | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Trainer | Grob Tutor |
No. 9 Air Experience Flight (9 AEF) is one of twelve Air Experience Flights (AEFs) run by the Royal Air Force for the Air Cadet Organisation. The primary purpose of an AEF is to provide air experience to members of the Air Training Corps, Combined Cadet Force (RAF) Section and occasionally, the Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets and the Air Scouts.
The Pilots and Staff
No. 9 AEF, like the other eleven AEFs employs a range of civilian and military staff; the pilots are all current or former RAF pilots.[1] All civilian ground crew are provided by Babcock International under a private finance initiative (PFI)[2]
The aircraft
No. 9 AEF currently operate the Grob Tutor T1, a 2-seat light training aircraft, shared with the co-located Yorkshire Universities Air Squadron (YUAS), from RAF Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire. Previously, No. 9 AEF were based at RAF Church Fenton before the airfield was decommissioned in 2013.
Flying
Air experience flying provides a basic flying experience for cadets of the Air Cadet Organisation and other aviation related organisations, flying up to four or five training sorties a day for twenty five minutes at a time, including aerobatics.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Air Experience Flights". raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Air". babcockinternational.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.