Never realy understood this banter about ex-navs, but if I were involved in pilot recruitment I would be keen to look at employing ex-RAF navs as pilots. Apart from the handling, they are usually good at operating complex sytems and (obviously) working in a crew environment (CRM). On the whole I don't think they should need too much trg to be able to handle the aircraft safely.
I know a lot of navs who fly or have flown, and they are mostly proficient. Wouldn't want to upset the single-seat FJ guys, but I would be more interested in recruiting an ex-nav instead!
