Little trip in a Spitfire - no porsche content!
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Re: Little trip in a Spitfire - no porsche content!
As said, what a great thing to do.
Lovely pics Gary, be with you for ever. Hope you took a Sound Track too?
I've taken a few special flights in the USA and the radial in the Boeing stunt biplane was magic, but NOTHING compares to a full spec Merlin, even when it is hundreds of feet over your head. Getting a fly-past this Saturday at Prescott hillclimb if dry.
Did you get to picture the planes over the White Cliffs?
Lovely pics Gary, be with you for ever. Hope you took a Sound Track too?
I've taken a few special flights in the USA and the radial in the Boeing stunt biplane was magic, but NOTHING compares to a full spec Merlin, even when it is hundreds of feet over your head. Getting a fly-past this Saturday at Prescott hillclimb if dry.
Did you get to picture the planes over the White Cliffs?
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Re: Little trip in a Spitfire - no porsche content!
Amazing Gary, well done, seen it before, fancied it, until you said about safety and parachute.
Wouldn't fancy climbing out mid air when it's on it way down. Arrrrrrrrrgh!!!
Wouldn't fancy climbing out mid air when it's on it way down. Arrrrrrrrrgh!!!
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There is a fab video that shows how to lower your seat, release the canopy, open the little door then stand on the seat and dive towards the LH wing I’m sure it would be that calm!dean1057 wrote:Amazing Gary, well done, seen it before, fancied it, until you said about safety and parachute.
Wouldn't fancy climbing out mid air when it's on it way down. Arrrrrrrrrgh!!!
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Looking at early November - they then fly from Lee on Solent as Goodwood grass runway gets dodgy - but is actually on the Solent so can fly around IOW/needles etc.Same idea with chase plane for family - excellent add on!
Thanks for the inspiration.
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Didn’t go that far down the coast unfortunately, for more cash you can go further!911hillclimber wrote: Did you get to picture the planes over the White Cliffs?
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To be fair the safety was explained really well and from an odds perspective it’s in line with most other ‘dangerous sports’ like skiing or even riding a motorbike…dean1057 wrote:Amazing Gary, well done, seen it before, fancied it, until you said about safety and parachute.
Wouldn't fancy climbing out mid air when it's on it way down. Arrrrrrrrrgh!!!
And as I cheerily said to my family as I walked out if I have to go one way then it might as well be this! :)
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Wow, just wow! Thats on the bucket list for sure, thanks for sharing.
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Well done on doing that and a good write up and photos. I live in Aldwick near Bognor Regis and the Spitfires fly over my garden very often. You know as soon as you hear the Merlin they will pass over. I live a few minuites from the sea so often have as good view of them twisting and turning over the channel!
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That’s exactly where we flew, did the aerobatics right along the beach at Bognor. You can probably see your house from here:roy mawbey wrote:Well done on doing that and a good write up and photos. I live in Aldwick near Bognor Regis and the Spitfires fly over my garden very often. You know as soon as you hear the Merlin they will pass over. I live a few minuites from the sea so often have as good view of them twisting and turning over the channel!
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If you flew on the 12th/13th I probably saw you from the beach at West Wittering!
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20thOllie wrote:If you flew on the 12th/13th I probably saw you from the beach at West Wittering!
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What an excellent write up. Big tick in the life box. Well done.
I'm the holder of a lapsed PPL, with complex single and tailwheel endorsements, so I really should look into doing this. The problem is that you can do quite a bit of flying in other people's aeroplanes with an instructor, and get your currency back, but its not flying a Spitfire is it?
An awesome way to spend a relatively short time in the air, and the experience of a lifetime!
I'm the holder of a lapsed PPL, with complex single and tailwheel endorsements, so I really should look into doing this. The problem is that you can do quite a bit of flying in other people's aeroplanes with an instructor, and get your currency back, but its not flying a Spitfire is it?
An awesome way to spend a relatively short time in the air, and the experience of a lifetime!
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