Jay Honeck wrote:

I wonder if that's not uncommon? Being a fighter ace and flying on the
gauges are totally different skills.

Flying escort fighters from Britain during WWII required long periods of
instrument work in a marginally stable platform on a regular basis.

George Patterson
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