I was suggesting it was quite a coincidence that Tracey Curtis Taylor and Ewald Gritsch both obtained their FAA licences on 23rd September 2013,
see
http://www.pprune.org/9410294-post480.html
I would have expected Ewald to hold an FAA part 61 licence long before September 2013. He carried out test and other flights on N56200 in Hungary and probably flew it pre purchase in Belgium.
When this Stearman had mastered its first "long range flight" from our Austrian/Hungarian base to England, piloted by Tracey Curtis-Taylor, the airplane was on display at one of the largest airshows worldwide: THE ROYAL INTERNATIONAL AIR TATTOO, where the airplane was awarded with the first price for its technical quality and appearance.
http://www.stearman.at/South_Africa_to_England.html
It puzzles me is how she flew an American registered aircraft across Europe to Fairford UK in July 2013 two months before the issue of her FAA licence.
Am I missing something?
Given the fact that she has an aversion to complicated cross country flights he must have been in the front seat on arrival at Fairford.
Sam Rutherford earlier in this thread stated her problems with long or complicated solo cross country flying which of course was confirmed by her arrival in Sydney with Ewald on board.
It was only a 45 minute hop from RAAF Richmond but the airspace is very busy with traffic in and out of Bankstown.
https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/N56200