Manwell. I loved the story of Squat Switch. Made me wonder what brilliant student first thought of that nickname. During my time with Air Nauru in 1976, the company employed the Boeing 737 chief simulator instructor in Seattle who had originally trained our first two crews. The instructor's name was Joe Zizovsky - a hard nose instructor whom we called Joe Z.
Joe Z flew Catalinas in the SW Pacific during WW2. His method of instruction was based upon biting sarcasm. One day he was instructing a new former GA Australian pilot called Barry and giving Barry a hard time in the 737 simulator. At the completion of Barry's first session Joe Z summarised Barry's progress by saying "Barry - there is one thing for sure and that is you will never be killed flying a 737. That is because you are so far behind the aircraft that it will have crashed before you have caught up with it."
One of the instructors I had at Point Cook in 1952 was a bloke called Ted. I won't mention his surname but he was one of the trio of instructors mentioned in John Jacob's book Up and Away. Ted was the original Screaming Skull. Nothing would please him and I was in daily fear of being scrubbed. Then one day I fluked a neat crosswind landing in a Wirraway which at the best of times was a beast in crosswinds. Ted congratulated me on the landing and that is when I first felt I had become an example of the Stockholm Syndrome .
Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response in which a victim develops positive feelings, empathy, and loyalty toward their abuser or captor. Coined after a 1973 bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, it is not an official mental disorder but rather a coping mechanism or survival tactic developed in situations of physical or psychological threat, such as kidnappings, domestic abuse, or cults, to ensure one's safety and well-being.
With regards to the book I mentioned in my earlier post. It was called "Up and Away" by John Jacobs. john was on No. 6 RAAF Post War pilots bcourse at Point Cook. To put that in context I was No. 8 Course. See:
https://victoriancollections.net.au/...4bcc71e7445bd8