Bigpants - rest assured that there are plenty to train. Courses starting every 6-8 weeks. 3 courses in progress at the moment with another starting in the new year.
Whilst there is part of me that thinks my inner pilot would have enjoyed the 1950's I'm not sure I would have survived. You are correct that the Hawk is easier to fly than that generation of aircraft but don't underestimate the improvement in training. Yes we might not be teaching the latest generation of barnstormers and stick n' rudder pilots but I would like to see a pilot with 250hr of the 60s cope with the amount of inputs these kids cope with. Single seat wingman self escort multirole with knowledge of relevant BVR (MRAAM) EW and Precision Wpns.
And yes Dougie is still here. I had a beer with his son only 2 weeks ago
