FTE and Flight test observer for trials on the Hunter, Hawk, Jaguar and Tucano, and a fair range of military transports, tankers and helicopters, mission scientist or instrument operator on some large research aircraft. Solo - no, never claimed to. All my PiC time is civil, and at the lightweight end - albeit encompassing a few fairly interesting types, two which were never certified, and half a dozen first flights on new built aeroplanes. Solo test flying a rebuilt Auster Aiglet, which hadn't flown for over a decade, which is on his list.
But, I'd still like to fly the Meteor - it fascinates me as an aeroplane. Getting through the training and doing it PiC would be great, but observer with a competent pilot on type in a T bird would be a pretty fascinating second best. As I don't work for, or with, Martin Baker - the odds of either are sadly about nil, but a man can dream.
Any particular point you were trying to prove there?
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