a ghastly parody of the original
I would be interested to know whay you say that. I have not flown one of these aircraft and doubt I ever will, but I would think it should be judged in its own terms. I see that someone compared it unfavourably to the Chipmunk, which I have flown extensively. I suspect that most modern light aircraft compare unfavourably to the Chipmunk
The right question should perhaps be be to ask how it compares to other modern kit permit aircraft in terms of handling, economy and speed, not to mention cost. On the latter point it may not do too well as I believe these kits are quite expensive.
Based solely on what I have read I get the impression that a genuine Spitfire is possibly slightly easier to fly than say a Christen Eagle, which I have also flown, though not much. Were it not for the fact that the real thing is valued at >£1m I suspect we would not be having a debate about the worthiness of modern Spitfire pilots above all other pilots
