Originally Posted by
DuckDodgers
Air 5428 Phase One PTS has successfully taken ab-initios straight onto PC-21 with ZERO issues at both East Sale and now Pearce with streaming occurring after Phase Two with multi-engine folk going straight to the OCU. Guess what? The kids have coped absolutely fine on C27, C130J, C17, KC30, P8, and E7.
Although there is no "OCU"
per se for any of these types, I understand your point.
But to follow on, I think we should have a "737 type" OCU for the P-8, E-7 and VIP aircraft to save on circuit-bashing for conversions and continuation to these types. Two or three similar ex-airline 737-7 or -8s could fulfil this role in a dedicated training flight (much like the TAP-3s were able to do) and save on fatigue/hours/effort of the front line units.