Originally Posted by
Chuck Turpen
I would say that leading a four ship and coordinating the efforts of the pilots in the other aircraft demonstrates a similar skill set.
Having been there, done that and taught that (in both worlds), I couldn't agree more.
There is no substitute for the SA learned and it directly translates to a multi-crew environment (or any environment for that matter).
Just my opinion (and that of many hiring departments) 1000hrs flown 1.3 at a time in a tactical environment is worth probably 3-4 times that going point A to point B or being flown straight and level at FL350.