Had the pleasure of a flight in the prototype with Angus McVitie. With throttle shut and some flap, there was enough residual thrust from that huge fan to maintain altitude at 45 kt ias; it handled much like a glider (microlights hadn't been invented then but like a 3-axis one too). When Angus said let's go home, I eased the nose down, opened the throttle and applied about 45 deg of bank, noticing that he moved as if to take over the controls. After the police fatal accident, I wondered if they were in the same configuration as we were, and whether in that configuration it might flip into a spin if you were a bit slow applying power which of course Angus would recognise, hence his move to take over.
Still I managed a good landing anyway.