Settle chums...
Capt Underpants...I don't recall seeing you at Hangar 104....or maybe I have!
Out of the two slots available, one went to a highly qual SPIFR style bloke, and it was considered that the organisation could afford to put a relatively low time guy in the other slot...It will be a work in progress for sure, but as someone quite correctly said, it keeps the 'P' in 'VPAW'.
This chap will do his type endorsement, followed by mucho ICUS day, followed by the same by night.....in about twelve months, he will progress onto IFR ops, and eventually, a rating....
Yes, I hear you say...he won't be totally mission capable for a couple of years, but that will be a management issue..
Remember, the VPAW used to take guys progressing through the Squirrel and train them on the 365; one of them may even be Capt Underpants...so this is nothing unusual...
Happy Landings.....
Last edited by vpaw pilot; 25th Jun 2006 at 06:28.