A little while ago I noticed my co-pilot glancing at one of those "Pilots Notes" publications. I asked what type it was for and he replied "Spifire MkIX". I said I thought some of those old books were really interesting but he stunned me by saying it wasn't out of idle interest he was reading it. He had his first solo that coming weekend and he wanted to learn the numbers!!
There again he was ex Red Arrows.....