Deliverance says: I'm glad we don't have rules for minimum flight hours per month in the RAF, how many FJ crews not on ops achieve that measly figure?
You do surprise me. I've been out of touch with the front line for nearly 15 years, but at that time station executives on FJs were allocated 10 hrs a month. This was also considered to be a target. It was acknowledged that this might not be achievable on a regular basis, but Group HQ would ask awkward questions if you failed to get 30 hrs a quarter.
IIRC the 10 hr a month rule was introduced in the 60s following a couple of incidents/accidents in the Lightning force involving pilots in ground appointments who were a bit short of recent flying practice.
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