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I understand that 45(R) Sqn have been giving glass-cockpit upgrade training on their Proline 21 equipped Kingairs. Admittedly they are not fly-by-wire aircraft, but I bet that training is a gift to anyone wanting to step up from conventional cockpits.
I would imagine that, if the RAF has any sense, it will spread that training out to the AAR crews about to move over to the A330.
I would also imagine that any prospective civilian pilots about to join Airtanker would be quite concerned about the impact of the
government's new distaste for PFI projects. Would their contracts be secure?