I’m sorry dear listener but the logbook stories continue unabated with the next instalment. I had been inducted into Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd and, after completing the type rating technical exam we were dispatched to the heart of Airbussery, Toulouse in France, to undergo their simulator training course. There were about 10 of us but, other than our sim partner, we didn’t have a lot of time to get to know each other with our busy month long schedule.

The SAAB 340… a little smaller than the A340!

Lufthansa A340, the A340 launch customer.

The World Ranger paintwork

A340 Sim

Cordes, France

Door training

Pool training

First time in the Black Pyjamas for real!

Taking G-VSKY into the air for the first time

Circuits at Manston

Job done!

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