I was 'chopped' - well, I prefer the term 'medically suspended' from FJ training on the Hawk at Valley in '83. No complaints. The RAF had given me 2 goes at Farnborough on the spin table and doing all the aerobatic Hunter stuff with the superb Mike Bagshaw.
At the end of the second spell at Farnborough I returned to Valley and was sent up with an ex Lightning jock (JF) for some SCT. The deal was, if I could prevent the contents of my stomach from decorating the inside of the canopy I could continue on the course. We came back with multiple +6 g readings on the accelerometer and 3 blue bags bursting to capacity. Game over.
Whilst I knew what was coming I could still smile at the entry JF made in the Auth sheets when we signed in - 'DNCO - Student Cat 5'
Still, it all worked out well in the end. I now have the best seat in the house on a B744F.
