In the Mid 90s I had a very small chance to fly the Last Big Banger,a Pilots Handling Airliner ,the DC10.A much respected colleague and Ex RAF Truckie,who had flown them at Laker and Arrow,so enthused about this marvellous Pilot's Aeroplane,I applied to Caledonian while they still had them.After the Interview, I had to fly a Sim Test in an Airbus 320 Sim,which I passed after being given pointers and a brief "go" first.I was told by the Instructor that that was probably the best showing I would ever make apart from maybe the first Base/IR sim check after joining!! as I was current on a Jet that you could hand fly ,so had plenty of such practice !When told I would not be eligible because of my age to do a DC10 course,as they were to be phased out shortly for the Airbus 330,and that I would have to fly a 320(I think they only had 2),and then go onto a 330,I backed off and explained my brain could not handle the size of a 330 with only 2 engines and only computers controlling it with Alternate and Direct law as protection.I needed a big Red lever that said "I have Control".I seem to remember in the QRH emergency section "After this no further problems deemed feasible",and then blank spaces!! Could be wrong,but that features in the memory banks.I am glad I have retired.