Send Clowns - no, my QSP thought that a 'standard' GS would suffice and that he could just wag the heading by applying an on-the-day wind to track using MDR. His so-called planning consisted of measuring track and distance - and that was it.
I have nothing against proper military instruction having been an A2 QFI/IRE for many years. But I do not accept that dumbed-down, gash, sloppy basic instruction is in any way acceptable. Students must learn the basics. Period.
No matter - I shall be writing to the CFE to recommend that the credit for the navigation section of the PPL Skill Test for QSPs is suspended. The "oh - it's good enough" attitude has no place in civil flying and I'm surprised that you think that it's acceptable for professional military flying. It bŁoody well wasn't when I was a QFI, I can assure you - and I won't accept it now!
So-called military trained pilot scored a mere 48% doing the PPL Navigation and Radio Aids exam yesterday. Frankly, I was appalled. Basic - very basic - errors and an astonishing number of gaps in his knowledge. Mostly not his fault, more the fault of the contemporary cheap and nasty approach to training...