Jay Honeck wrote:
Does anyone know what the requirements were in those days?
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In 1945 I was a Second Lt, Army Air Corps Pilot in RTU (Replacement
(Fighter) Training Unit) and a CAA rep came around and all of us who
wanted a Private License were given a 10 question test and then given
a Temp Certificate and regular license came in several weeks later.

Not to rain on anyone's parade about "the good ol' days" -- but I've
read that the accident statistics back then were truly appalling. As
FAA guys are fond of saying, each new rule was written in blood -- which
is why it's so much harder to get your ticket nowadays.

Big John, you were there. Was it as bad as they say?

Jay, you may want to read "Fate is the Hunter" as that will give you a
good idea of the number of early pilots who "wrote the regulations" for
those of us who followed.

Matt