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Old 17th Apr 2017, 20:48
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jayteeto
 
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Right at the front of my F5000 it read..... "Taylor is not a natural pilot"
I knew that, they knew that, so what was the answer?
I learned, slowly, to manage my time and capacity. I packaged things into neat little SOPs and ended up on a single pilot Puma squadron. Often, I would land from complex sorties and have no recollection of the last 90 minutes for debrief. I considered quitting, even after making combat ready.
After a while, it just clicked. I went to CFS and did pretty well on the course and found that I could read students really quickly. Most needed help organising their thoughts and could be taught to free up capacity. Most went on to be good squadron pilots and a few got FJ crossovers and did very well.
I now have a successful civvie flying career. So you can nurture people.

That said, I would still never make it as a FJ pilot. To do that, there MUST be a large chunk of natural ability.
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