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Old 2nd September 2012 | 14:53
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Armchairflyer
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Very impressive, but I'd be somewhat wary about the learning part, reminds me of a passage from Derek Robinson's "Piece of Cake":
(p. 516, Paperback edition 1984, Pan Books)
(...) the adjutant said. "I remember people went in fear and trembling of the Camel for a while. They said it would spin if you looked at it sideways. Definitely couldn't be aerobatted, that was certain death. So everyone flew it very straight and level, until one day some bright spark took off and stunted his Camel all over the sky with the greatest of ease."
"End of rumour."
"End of several Camel pilots first, I'm sorry to say."

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