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he 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.
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I remember, twenty years ago, a very rude discussion between the security officer of a big meeting and an active military pilot flying an almost unique WWII fighter. In fact, the security officer (also an active military pilot) ejected from the show the display pilot, because he had flown his rare warbird in a completely mad way, dangerous for himself and dangerous for the public. Two months later, the warbird crashed, with its pilot as a fatality !
My remark may seem naive, as I’m not a pilot, but these warbirds were not especially designed for “Pitts-like” aerobatics near the ground. So, I feel quick inconfortable when I see a rare warbird being flown too sharply at low altitude.
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