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So, what kinds of pilots go through the B-25 Flight Training Program? Well, people like us. From pilots who fly B-25s and other warbirds for muse- ums and private owners to corporate and airline pilots who just want to check B-25 training off their bucket list.
The Delaware Aviation Museum Foundation currently offers three types of B-25 Flight Training experi- ences: an Orientation Flight, the sec- ond-in-command (SIC) type rating, and the pilot-in-command (PIC) type rating. The minimum requirement for any of the three is a private certifi- cate with a multi-engine rating. The student must hold at least a third-class FAA medical. The FAA does not allow Basic Med medicals for this training. The PIC program also adds the require- ment for an instrument rating.
No matter why they come, Kipp said that pilots leave with the same renewed appreciation for what ac- complishments and sacrifices the
young men and women of the “Greatest Generation” made when they climbed aboard their aircraft during World War II.
“Those young people flew these air- craft into battle with very little train- ing but an immeasurable amount of courage,” she said. “No one leaves our program without a stronger and great- er appreciation for the magnitude of what they did and the capabilities of airplanes they flew.”
For more information, visit delawa- reaviationmuseum.org.
Dale Smith has been a commercial, private and business aviation mar- keting and media communications specialist for nearly 40 years. He is an award-wining aviation journalist and aviation artist. Dale has been a licensed pilot since 1974 and has f lown more than 40 different types of aircraft. Contact Dale at dalesmith206@ comcast.net.
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