Somehow the GI Joe scale (1/6) pilot (Elite Forces Luftwaffe) I have looks a little too big for my 1/6.5 scale EIII. The calculations seem about right, i.e. a 6' pilot would stand about 11" scale tall and even a shorter 5'7" pilot would still be 10" or so. In this regard the Elite pilot seems right.

But in the old photos the pilots seem so much smaller -- almost teeny in the cockpit. In the photo below the mechanics face is about level with the prop hub so on my model that would be somewhere about 9" maximum. What's up? Of course, it could always be my math! I'm not an English teacher for nothing!