Preliminary NTSB Report on the Oshkosh P51 Crash Released

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.

Danny Deger