You don't need a former fighter jet pilot to fly an airliner, but a former fighter jet pilot would probably do a very good job flying an airliner. The guy who

You don't need a former fighter jet pilot to fly an airliner, but a former fighter jet pilot would probably do a very good job flying an airliner. The guy who can roll his own probably also has a better idea than most what easy off the shelf solutions are out there.