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Just to muddy the waters a little, this thread reminds me of the single debrief comment from a JP5A formation trip I did, as a student, many years ago.
'Make sure you call the clock code correctly while inverted!'
The RAF BFTS JP system never seemed to allow a criticism free debrief. I remember one of my few IF trips that I knew had gone exactly to plan and I’d flown very accurately.
As we walked in from the aircraft my instructor said:“Well, that was a
very smooth trip!”
”Thank you, sir!” I replied, feeling very pleased to receive what was a very rare compliment.
”Not you, you ****, I meant the weather…!
“
Such was the RAF flying training system of the late 1970s.