CM
I have read the posts #453 and #462 and bow to the author who has greater and more up to date knowledge than I who departed from the service decades ago. My experience since had been with large organisations both as a salesman of high value equipment and later on as a UK sales manager. The failure to spot the misplaced pin, is at ground level the responsibility of those who entered the cockpit. They were all going about their tasks based on the culture and ethos that existed in the RAFAT at that time. Based on post #453 we hear that sim time "counts for nothing" which begs the question why is it logged, is this just a box ticking exercise ? Many organisations spend time and energy creating job descriptions and assesment systems by which they check the performance and quality of the individual. None of this will work without on the job training and education and the total support and commitment from the top executives. In reality it requires us not just to talk the talk but to walk the walk. It may be that senior echelons in the RAF are blind to how their decisions impact those who work on the front line and need less talk and more walking.