Sir W was percieved to be at best a hamfist of the first order. I recall reading somewhere that one particular arsey landing came about due to a 'misunderstanding' between student and instructor (Avro 504) if I think Instrutor 'Rather a case of falling between two stools sir'.
Winston, darkly, 'More like stalling between two fools' But yes he was persuaded to give up thank god.