The 44th fixed and 23rd rotary wing course began at Boscombe Down U.K. in February 1985. 15 students, 4 were RAF, 2 Fleet Air Arm, 1 each from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, Singapore and the U.S. All students were classed as "above average" or "exceptional" and had at least 750 hours P1.