Cheers, Courtney!
In the early days on the VC10K, many of us co-piglets had come from various FJ backgrounds. This helped more than a few times - for example, a mate of mine was able to suggest a course of action to a Jag pilot whose jet was venting from the fin. Synergy!
On an epic Sverdlov wake-up mission with a bunch of Buccs, knowing the capability of their UHF 'ADF' mode helped expedite the home bound RV after they'd wired Ivan, so that after AAR and firing them off towards Lossie, we then had just enough gas to get home after a climb to FL420 ('due regard'). But it helped having a very old, hugely experienced and highly skilled nav whose rapid, accurate calcualtions were invaluable.
Looking forward to your Q-tanker saga, mate!
Last edited by BEagle; 16th Aug 2012 at 21:35.