Airpolice...the clip you posted from Shuttleworth in 2009 had Tracey claiming she had been flying for 25 years. However the AAIB report on the Goodwood accident just cited 1400 hours.
Am I missing something?
I am in contact with Steve Taylor,her ex husband and the man who taught her to fly.
Indeed this part of her biog can be linked to Steve but she puts some spin on it.
Shortly after her return Tracey migrated to New Zealand and began flying in earnest. She
gained her private pilot’s licence, commercial licence and an instructor rating and, unusual
for a woman, was trained by military pilots to fly World War II aeroplanes with the New
Zealand Warbird Association.
http://www.birdinabiplane.com/biog/
Well there was nothing unusual as she was married to one of NZ's best aerobatic and display pilots at the time. Auckland Ardmore is where you will find Steve who taught her to fly and gave her the Taylor name.
Both he and Sam Rutherford agree she can fly but it appears she has navigation problems.
That of course explains why Ewald has been aboard all these trips.
It also confirms the quote a few posts ago from her site.
In planning the expedition through Africa in 2013 there was an initial hope of a solo flight in the beautiful & original 1942 Boeing Stearman. However, in the early stages of the flight this concept was intentionally and officially dropped.’