UK MFTS Fixed Wing Flying Training : The Future

[BEagle]

Fair point... I imagine a JP is a lot more complex to fly than a glass cockpit FADEC.

Hardly! Just one engine control and 3 gauges - RPM, JPT and oil pressure.

Pre-landing checks were very simple:
Below 140 KIAS
Airbrakes in
Landing gear button pressed.
3 reds...3 greens
Fuel sufficient
Flap T/O
Harnesses checked
Brakes on (holding)...off (exhausted)

Or something like that - it was 42 years ago!

One UHF radio (back up was a single channel UHF), Eureka only in the 3/4/5, but VOR/DME in the 3A/5A which also had V/UHF.

So - no ****ing glass screens to stare at - and MUCH more time better spent l00looking out for others (who would probably be trying to bounce you!).