Can anyone shed some light on the Rotary Cse being cut from its current 40wks to 12wks?
This is in the process of being tested. It is unlikely to become the 'normal course' as it required lots of dedicated crewman costed hours and is therefore expensive. It suits certain students better than others.
It is too early to make an informed judgement as to the success (or otherwise) of the trial. Indeed the 'guinee pigs' will need to arrive on sqns before a constructive conclusion can be reached, which is likely to be 6 months from now minimum. They will meet OCF input standard but lack experience.
Consolidation is a valuable tool to training, especially when cost free (pilots hours), and IMHO its loss will be noticeable. Time will tell:
That said, the pilots arriving without having done a JP course was very noticeable, and is now quite normal. ....progress!!