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Old 14th Jan 2010, 10:44
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angelorange
 
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Todays "integrated" schemes are SOLD on the open market. They are no-where near as good as the old Kemble/Approved BA , Lufthansa flgiht schools. The latter were much closer to Military flight training with seriously challenging entry tests.

The point is folk expect to jump straight out of flight school (where they are not even taught spin recovery because the approved schools have removed their aerobatic a/c for cost reasons) into a Jet job.

The Military do not do this. Take the RAF - Entry tests then EFT, streaming according to ability then Multi Engine (turboprop B200) or DHFS(Turbo rotor!) or BFT (Turbo prop!). If FJT streamed it's Valley on Hawk, then Tactical (Hawk), then OCU (type rating and line training!) before SQN.

This is a real progression. It develops the best students to the highest level. The Hudson Ditching may well have been different if the FO was a 200h cadet as the cockpit workload would have increased hugely.
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