Originally Posted by
longer ron
As Chevvron posted - certainly by the mid/late 60's it was quite normal to give each cadet 2 or 3 trips in a T21 to learn primary and further effects of controls and therefore being able to see how the instructor handled the controls.
The vast majority of cadets would have done the bulk of their training and go solo in the T31/Mk3.
As 3wheels posted - with the Mk3 flights we used the retrieve trolleys to whip the cadet back to the launch point (still strapped into the seat) and they would be off on their next trip in no time
When I had got a lot of air experience flights under my belt as a P2 (G1 nowadays) I was tasked with doing these initial flights probably with a view to my becoming a 'C' Cat. Managed to avoid that by leaving school and getting a job away from the area.