I’ve only just got the last bits of dust and gravel off me after the Vampire tried to grit blast myself and a visiting Mustang last time

The fact that the majority of warbird pilots ARE ex-military with thousands of display hours (experience) under their belt seems to have escaped some people… THAT is what I was disagreeing with. I concur that large amounts of hours do not make a good disply pilot, but rather that large amounts of relevant hours (experience) does help.

How is 1000 hours in a Tornado (or similar) relevant to flying something like a Spitfire or Mustang? Granted they may be 1000 hour in formation, but the characteristics of modern aircraft are very different from Warbirds.

I have over the years worked with a good number of Warbird pilots, none were military trained… that didn’t make them any less safe…

“Boy at the back who is not interested in Spitfires……you still read this thread…..didn’t you!”

Yes 😎

We will be there… I will look for you and your ladder…

A Mustang spotted North of E. Kirkby…racetrack orbiting, turning overhead us at Spilsby this afternoon.

Clive.

Probably looking for another one

End of an era indeed….

It will be interesting to see what the RAF is tasked with.

Catering most probably

Someone who’s current on a Tigercat might be ok

I would have thought the ground handling characteristics between a Tigercat and Mosquito would be very different, agreed that power would be similar but the difference between a nosewheel and tailwheel aircraft would make life interesting