Bad news for Harry..
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For fcuks sake leave the bloke alone 
....He gets a rough ride from the press.
Remember, he's one of us and he plays hard...and gets a grilling for it...
Best of luck Ginger bloke.
....He gets a rough ride from the press.Remember, he's one of us and he plays hard...and gets a grilling for it...
Best of luck Ginger bloke.
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Just wondering if it is still the same. When I went through Wallop we had to sit the Command Examination Board, (CEB) exams possibly during the initial 65 hours Chipmunk or possibly before the end of basic rotary, they were set by the RAF and covered Nav, Met, Airmanship, Theory of Flight etc. Would it be one of these that he dipped? A couple did on our course, just one paper, a zero drama re-sit on a Saturday morning! Who told the press anyway?
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For you pilots out there this may seem a melodrama but I thought you guys were chosen for most skills at school , I done pretty well at school but was not able to be a pilot due to eyesight . Thats my story and moan gone but am I correct if you dont cut the mustard you are out , maybe a second chance but thats it . For all Aviators out there I just hope no exceptions will be made to make royalty no different to public. I just think on this occasion exceptions will be made for a king to be, kinda sucks and makes us all feel like ****ty low life mongs
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Reminds me of a time when, a quite famous peacetime military aviator, went back to school to bone up for the UK CAA ATPL exams. He managed to complete with success on the third sitting.
One of his instructors said at bar and I quote, "It just goes to show, you can teach a monkey to ride a bike but very difficult to teach it to read road signs"
Do you think that is the case wiv 'arry then?
One of his instructors said at bar and I quote, "It just goes to show, you can teach a monkey to ride a bike but very difficult to teach it to read road signs"
Do you think that is the case wiv 'arry then?
Yes, but they had to include Elementary Mathematics, English Language, a language or a science and two others......
CEB exams were 'essay style' - not multi-guess 'Janet and John Learn to Fly' tick-the-box 'exams'.
CEB exams were 'essay style' - not multi-guess 'Janet and John Learn to Fly' tick-the-box 'exams'.
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KeepitTidy, I see what you think but generally the ground school elements are not pass-fail-out. U/T pilots are there because they met the basic academic requirements and have demonstrated an aptitude for flying.
Given the shortage of suitably qualified, medically fit, applicants with leadership skills and an aptitude to fly you will not wash out for a single, first-time, exam failure.
You will wash out if you make no effort to redress any failures, ground or air. Later you will wash out if your aptitude is actually lower than supposed but most likely because of a lack of capacity to handle multiple inputs leading to low situational awareness. This usually occurs when training moves to an advanced phase.
People are given some remedial training if this is necessary.
Given the shortage of suitably qualified, medically fit, applicants with leadership skills and an aptitude to fly you will not wash out for a single, first-time, exam failure.
You will wash out if you make no effort to redress any failures, ground or air. Later you will wash out if your aptitude is actually lower than supposed but most likely because of a lack of capacity to handle multiple inputs leading to low situational awareness. This usually occurs when training moves to an advanced phase.
People are given some remedial training if this is necessary.
