RAF Waddington Summer Camp.
Corporal Emily Tring of 209 (West Bridgford) Sqn has got to grips with a RAF Flight Simulator at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire. Emily was one of 26 Air Cadets from South and East Midlands Wing who took part in a week long multi-activity camp at the base.
Above: Cpl Emily Tring
Emily said “At the beginning of the week I’d had a quick go in a fighter simulator but mid-week I got the chance to fly the dynamic simulator for the four engine E3 AWACs aircraft. It was able to simulate movement with hydraulic legs and the computer graphics were incredibly realistic. The instructor gave us a flyby of Lincoln Cathedral and then I had a go at landing the aircraft. It was very demanding and I didn’t quite make the runway!”
As well as the simulators Emily got to visit the three different flying squadrons based at Waddington which fly the Sentry, Sentinel and Nimrod aircraft. The Cadets also spent a morning with 2503 RAuxAF Regiment Sqn and got to try out different pieces of equipment in the Survival Bay. Away from the station the Cadets visited the RAF Museum at RAF Cosford, spent a day with the RAF Motivational Outreach Team at RAF Coninsby and had a tour of the Officer Training College at RAF Cranwell.
At the end of the week Emily received a certificate for Commanding the Best Flight on Camp.