Originally Posted by
pr00ne
DCTHumb,
No ab initio ever went straight in to a JP5. They either started on the JP3, for a short time until they reintroduced the Chipmunk at selection then primary level, or there were the folks who started at Cranwell on the JP5, all being ex UAS with many hours on Bulldogs.
Quite a few ab initio went direct to the JP5 at Cranwell during the period when Linton had already moved to the Tucano and the JP3 had long-since retired.