Vettepilot13
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Vettepilot
Hi all,
Not sure if this is the best place to post this but...
I have wondered this for years:
In modern times, they generally would not let you even wash a Mustang or other warbird until you had over 500 hours. If you had over 500 hours and a bunch of tailwheel time, they might let you sit in it, but you're still not going to be considered good enough to fly it.
So how is it that literally thousands of low time pilots straight out of training were not only able to fly them, but take them into battle back in the 1940's???
The outrageous value and financial risk of flying them now notwithstanding, what's the difference in pilots? Oh I know, all they even had were tailwheel planes back then, but there's far more to it than that...
???
Vettepilot
Not sure if this is the best place to post this but...
I have wondered this for years:
In modern times, they generally would not let you even wash a Mustang or other warbird until you had over 500 hours. If you had over 500 hours and a bunch of tailwheel time, they might let you sit in it, but you're still not going to be considered good enough to fly it.
So how is it that literally thousands of low time pilots straight out of training were not only able to fly them, but take them into battle back in the 1940's???
The outrageous value and financial risk of flying them now notwithstanding, what's the difference in pilots? Oh I know, all they even had were tailwheel planes back then, but there's far more to it than that...
???
Vettepilot