"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message ...

: Junior's program for the 51 for example was (if I remember right anyway
::-) 10 hours in the Stearman, then 10 hours in the T6; 5 in front, then
: 5 in the back to get used to having that nose out there in front of you.
: So you basically have a 20 hour program ending in a P51 checkout.
: My personal opinion on this from my own experience doing checkouts and
: giving dual in this type of situation, is that its not all that out of
: line.
:

How many hours did pilots usually have back during WWII?