42F (King's Lynn) Squadron Air Training Corps
Venture Adventure Since 1939
Weekends
Many events are available at weekends, from flying, gliding and shooting, to Duke of Edinburgh training weekends and
Community events help us to recruit new cadets .
Future Events
Germany 2012
Potential war graves trip
D of E expeds begin April 2012
42F (King's Lynn) Squadron life
Venture Adventure since 1939
Cadets arrive and register - 3822's are checked
Cadet are then formed up into flights and given the chance to practise drill as a flight or as a squadron.
First Parade is then performed and the ensign is raised.
Cadets are then told of the evenings activities and dismissed into their relevant groups. See below for some examples of what we do on a squadron evening.
Cadet are given a break half way through the evening , before continuing on with the second half of activities.
Final parade is taken and the ensign brought down, the cadets are informed of any important information and then dismissed.
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Examples of Parade Night Activities
These are some examples of what the squadron does on a parade evening
All cadets study towards classifications to enable them to progress through cadets, these lessons also count towards BTEC's that cadets may opt into taking . These also require further study . Lectures are given to enable them to gain these extra qualifications.
Sport
The squadron takes part in sport, ranging from running and football , to athletics, swimming or rugby.
The squadron regularly makes use of the local facilities at Lynn sport
Adventure Training
These include initiative exercises, both practical and theoretical. These exercises encourage the cadets to work as a team as well as developing individual leadership skills.
Projects
Projects evenings on the squadron range from airfield model projects to the history project and learning how to operate the flight simulator.