ok, just came back from a session with one set of pilots from this mod - the F2A2;
I needed quite a lot of reworking done to get the new pilot to show up in my modded F2A2 and I ended up with an FAA style pilot in a US plane;
(this might come from the fact that I noticed the usage of a few FAA themed tga files in the msh files, nothing another session of experimenting with the different textures might not cure - but to be honest, I do not want to invest much time in that)
I wont go into the details here as I worked on a modded F2A-2, not the stock BAT one but the reworking can be done rather quickly, if one has the necessary hier.him files to start working...
it just takes a little editing, checking and experimenting work as not all necessary files are in the respective folders;
for example, the F2A2 folder was missing stuff like the stick_f4u5 and some others; alternatively, just add the pilots without the optional addons of Belts, EquipmentD0 and Stick;
so if there is someone willing to take up the task and make this set BAT compatible, it can be done and it is not overly complicated;
I just dont have the time and motivation to do it now, maybe I look into the Corsairs as these are my fav warbirds; but no promises here...