I was at Linton at the same time that ‘Fighter Pilot’ was being filmed albeit on a different Sqn to the ‘film stars’. I don’t know why they chose the students they did but suffice to say that there were others on the same course who were perhaps more representative of those who went on to fly fast jets. From a personal point of view my primary instructor on the JP3 was an absolute a**e who in addition to being crude and aggressive in the cockpit was also remarkably indiscreet talking about students in the bar before he went home in the evening. When I went onto the JP5 I was given another instructor who, rather older, was an absolute gentleman; Dave was demanding but certainly brought the best out of my marginal abilities and got me off to Valley and beyond.