Most of Shuttleworth's pilots are current or ex military TPs (not necessarily ETPS, there are other schools), but not all. They are certainly all high ability professional pilots.
PilotZ - what's your current professional / educational profile? What professional activities excite you most?
There's more going on at Duxford in terms of restoration and operating companies employing people than at Shuttleworth, and there are other places - Turweston for example with quite a lot of people earning their living in the general field. There are also a great many museums around the UK, many of which have at-least some professional staff.
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