Leon ... Are you enjoying a spot of well earned leave at the moment :ok:

When is a Pilot not a Pilot ?
 

Wrathmonk,

Once a pilot, always a pilot (same as riding a bike) IMHO. If they weren't pilots before they "sat down at the at the piano", then they aren't pilots now. But I realise and respect the contrary opinion.

What does puzzle me is this: by all accounts the RAF has pilots coming out of its ears these days, has sacked trainees almost up to Wings Parade and doesn't need any more for the time being.

So why recruit for this new "Speciality", when you have all these people tailor-made for conversion to the trade ? Or am I missing something ?

D.

RAF is very short of pilots but not short of stupidity.

Yes, I know. I wrote the USUR paper which ultimately introduced JTIDS into the VC10K and TriStar for OP ENGADINE - it was 'my baby'!

No bugger ever said thanks though....:hmm:

....thanks

;)



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BEagle - thanks!

No doubt you had huge inward satisfaction of having earned your pay for the month and was delighted that your boss got his OBE out of it. :)

Hollywood recogniton!!