Originally Posted by
Typhoondriver
It gets better I'm told.....
- The first guy arriving directly on the Typhoon OCU direct from Linton
- The first guy doing the entirety of his pilot trg in the synthetic environment, presumably straight onto Typhoon / F-35
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That's nonsense.
The Typhoon OCU would not accept a student who has not flown enough hours in a Hawk or similar type. I can see how our (non typhoon) NATO Allies might be able to send a Pilot to learn how to fly the Typhoon, without having gone to Valley, but only if they have been flying something else with similar performance. Without having flown either, I think I am on safe ground to declare that the Tucano is not of similar performance to a Typhoon.
No fast jet OCU would accept a trainee Pilot who has not left the ground under his own control.