Your Average 'Flight Profile'
Having sat in the back and observed a few 'flight profiles' from RAF Valley, I would say that it normally goes like this.
Take Off - Emergency(simulated), leading to heavy weight cct in which the a/c goes through the centreline and experiences moderate buffet.
Climb: +/- 50kts.
Level Off: +/- 2000ft.
Then: 30 minutes of boredom whilst bloggs waffles around in the middle airspace.
Then: return to circuit - where a game of chicken unfolds as you dare to leave the 'I have control''s to the very last moment whilst 'the customer' attempts to orphan your children.
The profile continues on the ground - as you drive home in horizontal rain and 40 kts of wind to be greeted by your wife who is threatening to leave you if you spend one more day on this hell-hole of an island.
However - got to say - some of the most enjoyable days of my life. Thanks 208 Sqn (2000-2003).