Officer K: Er, no. Actually went through Hamble myself back in the last century... The current 'cadets' are not actually the same ( with the exception of the sponsored Emiratis) in that the rigorous 'selection' is the ability to cough up the money. I agree that it is boring to go into old fogey mode. But aviation has changed and certainly not for the better. The analogue set were / are not better as natural pilots but it was a sink or swim apprenticeship with a steep learning curve. You haven't lived until you've had a former wartime bomber pilot (much respect btw) tell you how they 'hate your foxtrotting guts' for no apparent obvious reason. No crm or pc appropriateness back then. Of course automation is king and understandable in terms of current technology. So the catch 22 dilemma is erosion of handling skills.Modern training departments continue to struggle with that one. So, not jealous. Plus your sign off to okc was really quite bitchy. Calm down dear!
Last edited by olster; 14th May 2017 at 20:39.
Reason: grammar! plus expletive insertion