Raf A2 "above Average"
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Gnd said;
More than most for you, eh Gnd?
A2>= Advanced
B1< = Basic
To gain the A2 qualification, one is required to demonstrate 'Above Average' in all three parts of the examination; Mass Brief, Flying and ground school. Qed Above Average instructor. Pretty simple really.
Of course, one is only above average on the day.
By definition (and exam requirements) an A2 is an above average instructor. With fellow A2's along side, s/he is the average in that group (unless A1 candidate). I am proud to have 'Average A2' in my log book, this means to me an above average, 'median', QHI/QFI. Still bloody hard work and many sad hours of ground school!!!!
More than most for you, eh Gnd?
A2>= Advanced
B1< = Basic
To gain the A2 qualification, one is required to demonstrate 'Above Average' in all three parts of the examination; Mass Brief, Flying and ground school. Qed Above Average instructor. Pretty simple really.
Of course, one is only above average on the day.
A bit like D, C, B & A Cats or LCR, CR, CR(A) & CR(S) or whatever it is this week!!
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Bruce Latton
A bit of thread creep, no doubt, but Bruce Latton was certainly an extremely good instructor. I wasn't aware he had made A1 on his first tour - I was one of his first studes on the Gnat, so he was probably only a B2 or perhaps a B1 at the time. But he was every bit as good value as any of the more experienced staff. Of course, back then, I'm not sure I could really tell! Mind you, I remember him being peeved when he couldn't talk me into applying for Hunters, but that's another tale.
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He was definitely Cmdt CFS in 1990, and was the QFI on trip 3 of my Multi Engine Cross Over on the Jetstream. An absolute gentleman, it was the first sortie I ever actually enjoyed wholeheartedly. Quite a revelation after 3 years in flying training...
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Oops, I appear to have started a thread creep into basic statistical definitions -Not my point!
My original point was that if all QFIs are expected to be A2 standard by the end of their first tour, then in the field of QFIs, that degrades the A2. Why can't the powers that be accept that some people don't have either the intention or ability (or both) to reach the A2 standard. In any other flying tour, only the best would be expected to be Above the Average at the end of their first tour in that role.
Standing by to be corrected, good Sirs!
My original point was that if all QFIs are expected to be A2 standard by the end of their first tour, then in the field of QFIs, that degrades the A2. Why can't the powers that be accept that some people don't have either the intention or ability (or both) to reach the A2 standard. In any other flying tour, only the best would be expected to be Above the Average at the end of their first tour in that role.
Standing by to be corrected, good Sirs!
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WG13 has it right.
If you do anything long enough, you get pretty good at it. So after 2 years instructing, you are much better than the B2 you were. If you aren't, then you need to hold yourself up to the light. There are blokes who don't achieve A2 at the end of an instructional tour, despite having been single seat background. You may be a 4-ship lead, but that doesn't mean you'll be good at helping a young shaver through the sticky patch that most of us encounter at some point during our long road to whatever cockpit we end up in.
Horses for courses and all that.
If you do anything long enough, you get pretty good at it. So after 2 years instructing, you are much better than the B2 you were. If you aren't, then you need to hold yourself up to the light. There are blokes who don't achieve A2 at the end of an instructional tour, despite having been single seat background. You may be a 4-ship lead, but that doesn't mean you'll be good at helping a young shaver through the sticky patch that most of us encounter at some point during our long road to whatever cockpit we end up in.
Horses for courses and all that.
All Commonwealth CFS's are 'cross recognised'.
