Cheers All.

How was the Spitfire to fly.....sensitive. I am no pilot so I simply took the joystick and tried to keep the nose on the horizon. Slight hand shudders would make the plane drift but easy enough to bring back with small movements.

Take Off is fantastic hearing that V12 Merlin crank up. We kept the cockpit cover open until we got to the end of the runway as it was very hot. On start up the cockpit filled with smoke and smells from that Merlin......Ahhhhh......pure nectar :-)

Landing was probably the smoothest landing I have ever experienced. The pilot who took me up was an ex Air Marshall in the RAF a very accomplished pilot (Cliff Spink). He has been flying Spitfires for the best part of 20 years and a fine host he was too. We navigated the Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and South Derbyshire countryside to locate my house following roads and landmarks. On the way back we did some rolls and a victory roll over the airfield before landing - just had to be done :-)

I will put a couple of photo's in the Forum photo gallery.

Cheers all

Rob
Good things come to those who wait but they've usually been left by those who got there first!