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Old 01-25-2008 | 10:21 PM
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bbagle1
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Default Jet Pilot skill level?

I have always wondered how hard it is to fly a jet. I am by no means an expert pilot on anything but it has always seemed to me that flying a jet wouldn't be too terribly difficult. I have always imagined it is much like flying a warbird except for the throttle delay and faster speeds. What I mean by that is high wingloading, high stall speeds, and a tendancy to tip stall. Am I way off base here? Is there something i don't know? For instance is an average jet pilot just like the average old man who fly's warbirds but with more money? I am not trying to offend any of you and I am sorry if I have. I know some of the best jet pilots made their name by being brilliant on the sticks of either an imac or a pattern plane. I am just trying to figure out if it is as easy as it seems.