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by G Walker - 24/08/26 06:52 PM
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Was at Blenheim yesterday with my GTN in the Pistonheads Supercar section. There were 2 S5 Aero's in the Pirelli section, one was a company owned one that is a rental car! So, Aero's available when you don't want to use your own :-)
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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 I'm reliving my trip earlier in the year from Duxford. It is fabtastic isn't it... the Dufxord grass it a bit bumpier than Sywell. Cliff is a real gent... I accidentally chatted to him at Duxford a couple of years ago and rabbited on about my flying before realising I was standing in the shadow of a real giant... I felt a fool but he made me so at ease that it didn't matter. Looks like you had great weather for it Nick
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Hey Nick,
Cliff was such a humble gent. I read up on his experience after the flight and learned he was the Tornado lead in the first Gulf War. Earlier in his career he flew 1500 hours plus in English Electric Lightnings. In fairness he made the day, I gave him directions and he took them...his flying was way better than my navigation skills!!!
The weather on the day was perfect. It was my third attempt. On the second attempt it was cancelled because the Spitfire crashed the day before!!! Undercarriage stuck so had to belly land!!!
Rob
Good things come to those who wait but they've usually been left by those who got there first!
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Part of the Furniture
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Had a ride in a mates Cali today - scared the crap out of me with its rocket ship acceleration on the Grimethorpe bypass. Envious of the roof. Would I swap? - not for all the prosecco in Italy. 
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Good for you.
I bet you get a LOT more looks and smiles
Everyone loves a Morgan. Even me, unless it's broken again.
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Your's is a great colour Clipper.
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Clipper that aero looks gorgeous
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Good for you.
I bet you get a LOT more looks and smiles Agree 
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I drove it Sunday for a few hundred kilometers. 
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Yesterday I got 4 new tyres and fixed the intermittent electric window. Simple silicone in the bullet connectors job, took longer getting the trim screws out.
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