QUOTE=Roland Pulfrew;9850998]If you discount my first ever solo, which was in a Kirby Cadet Mk III, then my first ever powered solo was on the JP.[/QUOTE]
Originally Posted by
just another jocky
My first ever was the JP3.
My first-hand knowledge of the flying training sytem spans the period 1987-1993. I am clearly mistaken, but I had recalled that without apprx 30 hours powered flying (eg a Flying Scholarship) pilot trainees went firstly to EFTS on the Chipmunk. I think this scheme was preceded by one that involved a Flying Selection Sqn, again on the Chipmunk, but I don't know when this changed over. It does seem puzzling that, if these schools existed as I recall, that candidates with no flying experince were going straight to BFTS.
I do recall that, having done a Flying Scholarship, I felt that getting experience on the UAS was vital as I would miss out on EFTS. Wasn't there also a long/short option at BFTS? I can't recall how that was decided.