What happens when you're in the right place at the right time

[Aldo]

 

Thanks to Doug (Toowoomba yesterday) for allowing me the opportunity I never thought I would have. Might have to put one on the shopping list.

 

 

 

[flyerme]

lucky bugger:thumb up:

 

 

[Deskpilot]

Ah, didn't he let you fly it. Rotten bugger.

 

 

[Guernsey]

Great photo....even the aircraft is smiling.

 

Alan.

 

 

[Aldo]

Ah, didn't he let you fly it. Rotten bugger.

Nah, I think I was lucky enough to be allowed to sit in it.

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Had the opportunity to sit in a Hawker Seafury once. Much bigger aircraft that you had to climb to get in, but once in a very similiar cockpit to the Spitfire, same ring-top stick and all. The size of the cockpit did not match the size of the aircraft at all, probabily by design so Spitty pilots could transition easier...................Maj...

 

 

[Tomo]

Lucky duck Al!

 

 

[Downunder]

Bit of trivia about cockpits. Spitfire and such aircraft (Seafury continuing on from the Tempest/Typhoon design) actually have what we consider small cockpits because the average person back then was much smaller than today. In only 60 odd years we've blown out in height and size considerably..............