Whippersnapper
Source: National Audit Office report 2010
Aircraft Air-to-air refuelling capability:
Fuel capacity of 111 tonnes for dispensing to aircraft.All aircraft capable of simultaneously refuelling two fast jet receivers.
Seven aircraft capable of, and five fitted for, refuelling large aircraft.
Air transport capability: Seating capacity of 290 seats.
Various configurations for medical evacuations of up to 40 patients. Commercial standard freight-carrying capacity.
Able to operate in military and civilian roles.
Crewing services 14 Sponsored Reserve pilots able to operate on military and
civilian flights.
48 qualified cabin crew
Infrastructure at
RAF Brize Norton
Maintenance hangar capable of servicing two FSTA.
Flight operations, storage and office facilities.
Training building.
Training services Training for military and AirTanker flight and cabin crews, technical and support personnel.
Provision and support of FSTA flight simulator.
One of the Captains at Brize has just PVR'd as Airtanker have recruited him to create their training package.... I don't think there will be an issue between civilian and military crews and pay - we currently work alongside many reservists both rich and poor and generally no one cares less. You will always get the odd one or two folk whom have issues but the same people winge about everything being 'not fair'. I am sure you have them in your world too.
With ref to your comment on BEags and his CRM qualities, i flew with him many times whilst he was serving and he was great to fly with (he is actually very amusing in real life). ... if you can take the banter ....
I agree that AAR is not rocket science and i am sure many civilian pilots would be very good at it given the chance.
BEags - you crash one hire car...................