There is plenty of competition, and shrinking violets and wallflowers will get nowhere. If MackMeeter is to have any chance of flying classic airplanes, he must quietly make his ambition known, so that he comes to mind when there is an opening. Pushiness or arrogance will obviously be counterproductive, but anyone who "waits to be asked" will be waiting until they are too old to pass a medical examination. I think that five of your six points are good, but not the last one. I didn't say that he needn't bother obtaining tailwheel experience, or anything like that. Donate Warbirds Library Blogs Member Map What's New Donations Gallery. In any case, my point was not that someone with 10,000 autopilot hours in 767s or whatever is going to be able to hop into a Corsair with only a brief conversion process just that MackMeeter will probably get a better reception than a PPL with 150 hours in Cessnas. New Warbirds Hot Warbirds-FSX Warbirds-FS2004 Warbirds-CFS3 Warbirds-CFS2 Warbirds-CFS1 Warbirds-Donationware Search Warbirds Upload Warbirds Donations. I don't have any experience of turbo engines, so I'll take your word for it that piston engines are usually more complex to operate. Oh, and by the way, there's already a big queue. Insurance requirements will usually dictate who gets to fly these aeroplanes. Forget places like Shuttleworth unless you are a Test Pilot.ĥ. This is not something that happens overnight (unless it's your own warbird!)Ĥ. Tiger Moth, Chipmunk, Harvard, Spitfire etc etc. Have lots of tailwheel time (not many nosewheel warbirds.), again on various typesģ. Get your face known and build a reputation as a good pair of hands.Military pilots don't necessarily get all the flying, especially these days.Ģ. Have a Display Authorisation on several types. Fly and be current on lots of vintage types, and be exceptionally good at several disciplines, such as low level aerobatics, formation flying. There are lots of guys flying big interesting warbirds in the UK display industry who have PPLs, and turboprop experience is not at all relevant if you are flying behind a big round engine that runs on oil and uses fuel to cool the cylinders! Turbines are easy - If it starts without overtemping, it will mostly continue running! Starting a hot Merlin is a real skill!!ġ. If you have a commercial license and significant current experience on turboprops,
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