Originally Posted by
Blue_Circle
I'm surprised that no one has taken issue with the quote from aviation attorney Michael Slack that "..the pool of pilots with the skills to fly these planes diminishes daily". I'm not aware that these machines are operated solely by crews of the same vintage, and presume that fresh blood is taken on and trained in the same way as any other line of business.
Are the pilots on these warbirds on average getting older as young people pursue other pastimes?
It is noted in the article that Slack represents a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the owners of a C-47 that crashed last year in Texas so he may be reciting some of his claims in that case. Still, I'd have to agree with many of his points about maintenance and safety features on these old birds. As I mentioned earlier, I haven't been around general aviation much in recent decades so I've learned a lot from the discussions on this thread.