1. The Future of AAFC Gliding GFA Board Presentation

2. Scope Who we are Defence Investment in Gliders
The Structure of AAFC Gliding Nationally
Defence Airworthiness Requirements
Defence Commitment to GFA
AAFC Gliding Operations
Youth Development
Working together

3. Who We Are
The Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) is a youth development organisation that is administered & actively supported by the Royal Australian Air Force.
Footprint
~7000 cadets and ~1000 staff in 8 State based Wings at over 160 locations.
Mission Statement
Develop Australian youth in a military and aviation environment.
AAFC Aims:
To give cadets a foundation of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) knowledge and discipline
To develop qualities of leadership, self-reliance and initiative
To develop character and good citizenship in the widest sense
To develop an interest in the RAAF and aviation generally
To instil a knowledge of aviation history, and
To encourage cadets to continue an active interest in aviation into their adult life.

4. Youth Development
The aim of the Australian Air Force Cadets as part of the ADF Cadet experience, is to better equip young people for community life by fostering:
Initiative;
Leadership;
Discipline, and
Loyalty
Through training programs which are also designed to stimulate an interest in a particular arm of the ADF.

5. Chief of Air Force (CAF)
D G Cadets (DG)
Commander Cadets
Director Aviation Training Wing (DATW)
Deputy
Director Safety Management
Deputy Director Airworthiness
Deputy Director Gliding
Deputy Director Operations
Deputy Director Power

6. Defence Investment
CAF has purchased & will deploy 19 Gliders nationally:
8 DG 1001c conventional gliders
11 ASK 21Mi self launch gliders
Also invested:
Cadet Flying Scholarships
$5m in a purpose built facility at Bathurst NSW
Major facilities at Warwick in QLD
More to come in other States

7. AAFC Gliding Structure
AAFC aspires to establish GFA affiliated Gliding Flights (clubs) to operate gliders in:
North QLD (Charters Towers)
SE QLD (Warwick)
NSW (Bathurst)
VIC (Point Cook)
SA (Edinburgh)
WA (Narrogin)

8. Defence Airworthiness
Defence Airworthiness requirements are more encompassing than GFA’s. In Defence it includes:
Pilot Standards (incl. Instructor Competency)
Aircraft Maintenance Standards
(When, Where, How, By Whom & to what standard)
Risk Management
Occupational Health & Safety (COMCARE)
Most Importantly - we must work to a structured
Governance Framework acceptable to Defence
Note: Only ADF & AAFC personnel can fly RAAF gliders

9. Defence Commitment to GFA
Will operate under the GFA construct with RAAF Airworthiness oversight.
GFA membership.
IAW GFA Operations Manual.
Both Maintenance and Operations.
Develop:
AAFC Syllabus & Training notes (CBT based).
Lesson Plans.
Training reports & Pilot Records.
Made available to GFA on completion.
Grow:
Instructors.
Fleet in the future to match numbers.

10. AAFC Gliding Activities
Cadet Aviation Experience (AE flights in gliders).
Aim is for every cadet to fly once per year.
Pilot Experience (PEX = TIFs).
Flight Training to C Certificate.
Instructor - Training, Standardisation and Development.
Simulation to be developed.
** Instructors welcome (on the AAFC books) **

11. Working Together Cooperatively: Raising GFA numbers.
National standardisation (CBT transferable knowledge).
Training pilots suited to a Defence/Commercial Aviation Career.
School based recognition (year 12) of a Gliding Qualification.
Growing Australia’s aviation industry.
Future-proof gliding for Australia.

12. GFA Chair of the Ops Panel
The Future ?
AAFC recognised as a virtual ‘GFA Region’
DD Gliding as a member of the GFA Ops Panel
AAFC DD Gliding
(L3 Instructor)
RAAF / AAFC Funded
AA&AO
VIC/TAS
AAFC GQ
GFA Chair of the Ops Panel
GFA OPS PANEL
EM/O WA
NSW
NSM
SA/NT

13. “…its all about the cadets…”

14. QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION

15. Board Discussion