JD had it right.
He was the DirOps for a quite large corporate flight department, with several Gulfstreams and, later on, a B727.
Anyway, I receive a call at noon time in Florida.
Can you come to Burbank, he says, I'll send the company helicopter to get you at LAX.
Your ticket will arrive tommorow by FedEx.
I travel to LAX, and ride in the company helicopter to BUR.
JD says, welcome, we need an overseas chief pilot and you have been chosen for the position.
He then says...the company Gulfstream is out back behind the hangar, lets fly to Fresno for lunch.
I climb into the LHS, JD in the right, and he says...fly it like a 707, and I'll take care of the rest.
We depart to Fresno and complete a few ILS approaches, two with an engine inop, then land.
JD, I and a few forest service DC7 pilots that he knew, all have lunch together..
JD mentions...'I always want to see if the new guys can fly properly, that way you can spot a fake inside of thirty minutes.'
JD was correct.
Three others had the Gulfstream treatment before I was hired.
Eventually, a fake is found out, but usually not before he has done a disservice to others.