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Post subject: P-38 Training?  Posted: 16 Sep 2015, 16:40 |
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Not a Beech, but I have 2 questions that someone may have an answer to.
1..If a pilot wanted to get a type rating and fly a P-38 what DUAL control plane would serve as a trainer for a P-38, since there are no dual control 38s to train in? All 38 flights are going to be solo.
2. Since one can't get dual in a 38, if a pilot had lots of warbird time, and ratings, both single as well as types in B-25,26, D-18, B-17 etc., wouldn't they qualify to fly the 38 after adequate ground study, maybe with a pilot who does have 38 time?
This comes from another forum where several people talk of needing such a type rating, but never cover the question of what training plane would do this for a 38?
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Post subject: Re: P-38 Training? Posted: 16 Sep 2015, 17:31 |
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The comparable airplane for training in the P-38 is usually the B-25.
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Post subject: Re: P-38 Training? Posted: 16 Sep 2015, 17:41 |
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Username Protected wrote: The comparable airplane for training in the P-38 is usually the B-25. I would not have guessed that and am curious if 1) it's actually a good match (? similar wing loading and power/weight when flown light) 2) not a good match but just similar size and readily available.
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Post subject: Re: P-38 Training? Posted: 16 Sep 2015, 19:27 |
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Username Protected wrote: The comparable airplane for training in the P-38 is usually the B-25. I would not have guessed that and am curious if 1) it's actually a good match (? similar wing loading and power/weight when flown light) 2) not a good match but just similar size and readily available.
Let me share a big secret.... None of the WWII airplanes are difficult to fly....
They were flown by 19 year old kids with less than 200 hours total time. Not only flown, but employed successfully as a weapon....
With that said, the checkride for these airplanes is about making sure the applicants have the correct background to fly the airplanes... If a rich guy buys a P-38 and has 200 hours in a -172, and a multi-rating in a Seminole. The checkride provides a reality check....
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