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We used to test R-60s' (not the M model) seekers by shining a regular flashlight on them 5-6 meters away. That was enough to generate the tone for the pilot.

Might be a bit difficult, since the edition has been sold out. Not even the publisher sells it anymore. The aviation museum at Vantaa has an event on 8th of November where people bring out their aviation books out for sale. That might be your best bet. Yes, I did watch that documentary. Very interesting.

In contrast, when Finland acquired their first Mig-21s in 1962, the pilots travelled to the USSR for an accelerated training program. They spent 4 months in Kazakhstan. The training included: - 190 hours studying Mig-15UTI, Mig-17 and Mig-21F-13 in classroom - 6 hours of flight and 15 landings in Mig-15UTI - about 2 h 12 mins of flight and 6 landings in Mig-17 - planned 9 hours and 55 mins and 19 sorties in Mig-21F-13, but only 7-9 actual flights were done before the training was cut short. In 1978, Finnish pilots travelled again to the USSR for conversion training to Mig-21BIS. Training lasted a month and included classroom studies 6 days a week. No training flights. Reference: Mig-21 in Finnish Air Force, Jyrki Laukkanen (2004)