Revisions Allow Pilots To Receive Authorization To Act As PIC Of Certain Warbird Aircraft Following up on user feedback, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revised its program that enables pilots to receive authorization to act as pilot in command (PIC) of certain experimental warbird aircraft after completing aircraft-specific ground and flight training and with a prescribed amount of previous experience. Those eligible pilots will not have to take a practical test for an experimental authorization (akin to a type rating for experimental aircraft). Similar to the FAA’s original “All Makes and Models” program from nearly 30 years ago, this is an approach that requires qualified individuals to train with an appropriate instructor. The “All Makes and Models” program is now separated into single-engine piston and multi-engine piston tracks for experimental exhibition aircraft.
