Thank you C 2 - that does nicely. I can see that exiting via the DV window might well need some 'encouragement' from burning bang juice!
Re your 'known fault' mention, probably common to tail-traggers in general, certainly to the Valetta - as witness our Boss 'bagging' a Nairobi 'meat run', with the Wing Pilot in the rhs. Schedule was slated for an intermediate in Hargeisia, an uneven landing surface. Touchdown was slightly 'hot' and on the bounce they noticed a large black round object appearing ahead of them on the runway. The subsequent one-wheel arrival was relatively gentle!
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