Joined BOAC as a pilot, but had to get a Flight Nav. licence, and fly as Nav., before eventually moving into the right hand seat.
As it was 'their' fault that I wasn't flying as a pilot, and as I had to keep my licence valid,'they' povided a fleet of Chipmunks at Croydon, under the auspices of the Airways Aero Club and paid for the minimum 6 hours and 6 landings every 6 months, all we had to do was show up and help ourselves to a Chipmunk, kept that up for over 2 years, and moved to White Waltham when Croydon shut down.
Magic - and paid for !