China 1998. Working out of Tanguu in North-Eastern China on a oil rig support operation. British registered Super Puma with British captain and Chinese co-pilot.
Monthly continuation training for co-pilots so fix up some ILS training with Tanjian International, about ten minutes up the road. Chinese co-pilot trundles round the first one with no trouble and as we pass the inner marker a Bulgarian IL 62 asks for start clearance for Sofia.
The tower. "COHC 7036," that's me, "how long is your instrument training?"
"Another forty minutes," says I.
"Roger. Bulgarian Airways ****, start up delayed for forty minutes."