Danny Deger wrote:
I forgot to mention the other safety tip I added to this thread. Based
on my personal experience doing many of them -- after being trained by
the Air Force -- formation landings are dangerous. Maybe somebody
reading this message will someday avoid death by not attempting this
dangerous maneuver without proper training. Dudley has pointed out this
dangerous maneuver is not recommended in P-51 and was not the cause of
the recent death of a fellow pilot.

As to the P-51 community thinking I am a NOBODY, I have flown 3 aircraft
that are much higher performance than the P-51. By my standards it is
underpowered, climbs like a brick, has a low service ceiling, is very
slow, and isn't armed heavily enough to do much damage to enemy aircraft
or enemy forces on the ground. Also, I am an owner of a prewar, vintage
taildragger that I fly often. Last thing, as the Space Shuttle Entry
Training Flow Supervisor I literally wrote the book on flying from Mach
25 to Mach 1. This is not a misprint. By anybody's standards I am a
leading expert on how to fly an aircraft at Mach 25. If this makes me a
NOBODY to someone who has flown or owns a P-51, then I want no part of
this community. My guess is you are a poor spokesman for the P-51
community.

You obviously outclass us all here (not!), so please take your ego and
go elsewhere.

Matt