I'm not really in much of a position to compare operating the Bucc with the Tin triangle as I didn't make it through the exceptionally unpleasant 237 OCU. When I arrived at Scampton I kept thinking of those 'hard man, soft man' interviews - everyone was so amenable and helpful that I kept waiting for the ba$tard to come out of his box....
But no. Life on the V-bumbler in 1977-80 was truly excellent; we had a far, far better standard of life than they had in the banana jet world! This was confirmed to me by ex-Vulcan mates who ended up on the Tornado - and really wished they hadn't bothered!