Silsoe, the question was banter.
"When the new planks arrive in 2015 what happens to the crews at the nominated units in earlier posts?
Do the TFO's get to fly both types, or is one put to bed or shipped out?
Are the pilots being retrained to fly planks, or are they being moved to other pastures for 18 months?
I would imagine finding pilots with dual licences hard to find?"
a. fair question
b. another two fair questions
c. clearly a ridiculous question neither playful nor original and clearly not intelligent; followed by another fair question
d. a fair statement
banter:
Supple term used to describe activities or chat that is playful, intelligent and original. Banter is something you either posses or lack, there is no middle ground. It is also something inherently English, stemming as it does from traditional hi-jinks and tomfoolery of British yesteryear.
Sorry, the advice given in the banter section of my Hong Kong Book of Kung Fu, detects no banter there!
Besides this tomfoolery, what would be/have been the fixed wing jocks qualifying requirements?