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Can anyone help with this?
Just gone through some notes I have.
Grading - Grob Tutor - 14 hours - 1 month - no solo
EFT - Grob Tutor - 66 hours - 7 months - solo at 11 hours
BFJT - Tucano - 121 hours - 9 months - solo at 8 hours
AFJT - Hawk T2 - 120 hours - 18 months - solo at 20 hours
OCU - "A FAST JET" - no data - no data - solo at 0 hours live , a few hours hours SIM ;-)
Obviously these days there is a greater emphasis on simulated training. It amazes me that the first F-35 / Typhoon flight is a solo flight. You learn to drive a Ford Fiesta, then move on to a Mondeo to an Aston Martin. They then put you in a Racing Sim / game for a few hours before letting you loose in an F1 racing car. Hope that helps.
But that train of thought pales to insignificance when you take the Nutty post on board:
To put it in context, a new name has been added to the list of those entitled to wear the Battle of Britain clasp, sadly posthumously.
- Sergeant James Eric William Ballard has joined the ranks of Churchill's 'The Few'
- Had nine hours of flying time before joining 610 (County of Chester) Squadron
- Follows discovery of logbook, which shows an operational sortie flown in 1940
At around 2/3rds through grading, Sgt Ballard went to war. Respect.