Originally Posted by
dead_pan
I was suggesting going beyond the obvious candidates i.e. anything you can dangle a bomb or missile off...
The Hawk would be an interesting proposition IMO - it is a trainer after all therefore v quick familiarisation, good at low level.
why do they need a trainer they have more pilots than aircraft
Originally Posted by
tartare
Yes - would be interested in any former fast jet pilot's observations.
How long roughly would it take you to be confident in weapons systems, basic handling, energy management etc... when put into an entirely new type of roughly the same weight, power, performance?
Another forum I get onto there an Ex Luftwaffe pilot, he did the conversion course from mig - 29 to EF was a 6 month peace time course. It was a 6 months, 5 days a week 2 days in class room and 3 days flying. He seems to think you could get it down to 3 months easily if you cut a lot of the chaff out and possibly down to 2 months if you are willing to take some shortcuts