A friend sent me a link to this 20 minute U.S. government training film for the F4U Corsair (Google Video). Make sure your wings are locked in the down position before takeoff, and remember that you’re burning well in excess of 200 gallons/hour at military power. Stall is a bit exciting, and make sure you don’t pull more than 7Gs in a dive.
A lot of the stuff here, though — like the checklists and mixture management, and the caution not to ride the brakes while taxiing — will still be familiar to a student pilot in 2007.
Land and Hold Short 
Thanks for posting that David that was amazing footage ! I love that plane she has such nice lines.
Cheers
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I love this line… “at this rpm setting the Corsair will hum along like a sewing machine”
Great vid David, thanks for posting.
“A lot of the stuff here, though — like the checklists and mixture management, and the caution not to ride the brakes while taxiing — will still be familiar to a student pilot in 2007.”
At this point in my training things alot of that stuff is still buzzing around my head.
That bird is alot bigger than my cherokee though!