As he was coming to the fore in motorsports, the Air Force had a change of heart about dismissing Roush as pilot material, and for a while attempted to recruit him. Today, Roush is nothing but a front-seat guy. In addition to the P-51, he also flies the corporate jet, a Cessna Citation 525. He keeps both at Willow Run Airport near Detroit. But it's the old warbird he cranks up whenever conditions permit.
Some folks own classic cars.
Roush wanted a warplane. When he's alone in the P-51, he is somehow a kid again. As long as you can fly a P-51, I don't think you'd ever feel old in one. It's a wonderful thing. He has to wear an oxygen mask in the unpressurized plane, which climbs to 25,000 feet.