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Old 14th Nov 2007, 11:15
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BluntM8
 
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Shemy,

Having done both, I can say a categorical NO!

WSO training has some similarities with Pilot training - rules of the air, principles of flight, air ops and meterology to name but a few - but it is a totally different skill set with correspondingly different training. In pilot training you learn the motor skills to fly the aircraft, the tactical skills to fight it and the airmanship. During WSO training you learn to use your voice to fly the aircraft through the pilot, ways of presenting the big picture to a crew, tactical thinking and the airmanship. There are large areas where common sense is common sense but the two are not the same. If you want to get a good idea of the difference, I would strongly recommend that you try to arrange a visit to 55 Sqn at Cranwell and one of the BFJT sqn at Linton - just take a filter to remove the student bravado from both!

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