RAF Flying Training
I'm going to show my age and ignorance here. Can someone explain the current RAF training system, in terms of types, hours "wings" etc. When I went through the system it was 160 hours JP, which resulted in "wings". Then either Gnat, Varsity or rotary (Sioux and Whirlwind). From what I've been able to glean from various sources, streaming takes place much earlier now. All to do with cost I guess. My JP course was one of the last ab-initio jet courses, before the Chipmunk was re-introduced as a cheaper elimination tool. Standing by for old man jokes; the Varsity was an aluminium-skinned Wellington with a nose-wheel; wasn't the Sioux in the Korean War?