During 1979 I had a Navy student at 1FTS who had previously been a Patrol Boat Commander.
After his course he was posted to Helicopter Conversion course at 5 Sqn. At the time I had moved from being a 1FTS QFI to 5 Sqn where I was Deputy Flight Commander and Chief Ground Instructor of the Helicopter School. During a progress test he managed to get the aircraft skidding on its nose at one point with the main rotor just inches off the ground. When I barely passed him on the test he complained to the Flight Commander. Justice was served when he suddenly became my student. 
That almost happened to me. I was told I rated higher as a Navigator than as a Pilot. I still got Pilots' Course however as they were churning people through for Vietnam. As it turned out I was on the first Helicopter course where no-one went to Vietnam. (Thank goodness)
