Originally Posted by
OK465
In fact, the maneuver itself is no more difficult, nor significantly more risky than any other fighter maneuver for an experienced fighter pilot. C course (experienced) trainees generally did their first one in a single seater, as gums pointed out, even with two-seaters available...
Seems to be a running theme across very different fleets - being there and coping.
For whatever reason the first pairs landing we did on large multi-engine aircraft was at night and under goggles. On the very rare occasions when we tried it during the day it seemed a little more tense!