For my birthday my son bought me .........

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  1. John L

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    .... a flight in a Spitfire.

    What an amazing experience!


    [​IMG]Spitfire by John Liddle, on Flickr
     
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    A very desirable and interesting present, John.
     
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    Wow, I mean wow. What an experience. Get you get to have a little hands on, or were you a passenger?

    An experience that you will never forget.

    Can I borrow your son for a while? My birthday is coming up.

    Oh, nice image, and happy birthday.

    Gary
     
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    Thanks Gary. Yes, a bit of hands on - a bit of straight and level and a couple of turns. Although I was being very careful to make only small movements of the column, the plane responded in an instant - I can well see why the WW2 pilots loved it.

    The pilot put us though a couple of barrel rolls and a loop - amazing!

    [​IMG]At the top of the loop by John Liddle, on Flickr
     
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