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Old 10th Aug 2017, 16:07
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Originally Posted by Stan Woolley
For the 767 at Brits we did Zero Flight Time training. Experienced 737 pilots (1500 hrs?) could go straight from the sim on to passenger carrying aircraft. No problem at all.
As an ex-Brit sim engineer, thanks for the compliment!

Originally Posted by GGR155
RAF transport squadrons regularly carried out ILS approach and overshoots at several UK civilian airfields. Recall Britannia and VC10's at MAN.
Jetstreams, Dominies and C-130s were regular visitors to Cranfield. Plus, on one memorable occasion, a VC-10. These days it's just an occasional Chinook or Puma.
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