RAF Tutor Display Team
A single Grob Tutor T1, the RAF’s elementary trainer, flown solo by an instructor to show the aircraft on which University Air Squadron students learn to fly.
RAF Tutor Display Team: how the team came to be and what it flies today
The trainer on show
The Grob Tutor T1, a German-built carbon-fibre two-seater with a 180hp Lycoming engine, replaced the Bulldog in RAF service from 1999 and equips No 6 Flying Training School, whose University Air Squadrons give students a first taste of military flying. The Tutor display shows that aircraft to the public. With modest power, the routine depends on careful energy management: the pilot typically opens with a dive to build speed and links the manoeuvres smoothly to avoid bleeding it away.
Who flies it
The display pilot is an instructor who flies the season alongside normal duties. Recent pilots have come from 115 Squadron at RAF Wittering (Flt Lt David-John Gibbs in 2022, Flt Lt Bob Dewes in 2025). For 2026 the pilot is Flight Lieutenant Rich Tomala of the East Midlands Universities Air Squadron, with a schedule of 24 UK events between May and September.
RAF Tutor Display Team in numbers
Команда
- Формирование
- 1 самолет
- One display pilot
- A display manager
Самолёт
- Полетел
- Grob Tutor T1
- Grob G 115E Tutor T1
Дом
- Базируется в
- Авиабаза Королевских ВВС Кранвелл
- No 6 Flying Training School headquarters
- Pilots drawn from University Air Squadrons and 115 Squadron
Дисплей
- Самолеты на выставке
- 1
Every type RAF Tutor Display Team has flown
| Самолёт | Годы | Число | Примечание |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grob G 115E Tutor T1 | 1 | Built 1999–2002; replaced the Bulldog T1. |
What RAF Tutor Display Team is known for
- All 15 University Air Squadrons teach elementary flying on the Tutor (Air-Shows.org.uk, 2022).
- Display sequences are rehearsed more than 20 times before Public Display Authority is granted (Air-Shows.org.uk, 2022).
- The 2026 schedule listed 24 UK appearances (Air-Shows.org.uk).
Who leads RAF Tutor Display Team
- Flight Lieutenant Rich Tomala · Display pilot, 2026 season
RAF Tutor Display Team, year by year
Tutor begins replacing the Bulldog T1 in RAF service.
Flt Lt David-John Gibbs of 115 Squadron appointed display pilot.
Flt Lt Bob Dewes returns as display pilot, 20 venues planned.
Flt Lt Rich Tomala named display pilot; 24 events scheduled.
Everything people ask about RAF Tutor Display Team
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Around RAF Tutor Display Team
Все факты проверены.
- Grob Tutor Display Team — Royal Air Force
- Grob Tutor Display Team: the team — Royal Air Force
- New Tutor display pilot appointed at RAF Wittering — Air-Shows.org.uk
- RAF Grob Tutor displays 2025 — Air-Shows.org.uk
- RAF Tutor Display Team 2026 — Air-Shows.org.uk
Подтверждено 02.10.2026.