Slowjohn

Believe it or not, I've had decent luck at Wally World and the Dollar stores in the toy dept. If I just want a pilot figure, Buzz Lightyear fits most of my planes in the "Not Scale" category. I've found military figures that have movable arms & legs that worked just right for a 1/12th scale Corsair and other warbirds. Just for the heck of it I measured the pilot and did the scale thing, he would've been 6' tall. Although he was a Tank Commander as are most of them, a little scraping and paint and he was just right with leather helmet and all. I was able to move his arms and hands to the correct position for the "Joy Stick" and the "Throttle".

Just an idea,
Slowjohn