Originally Posted by
Fitter2
Hi Chevvron (by the way, are any still flying? I watched Derek Piggott demo the prototype at Booker)
I think there are one or two still operating at Chilbolton. I read about Derek Piggott's air test in 'Pilot' so years later when I started flying them at Halton, I knew what to expect.
The first one we had was a demonstrator with a Hirth 45hp engine but the rest were Konig 32hp. On one occasion I didn't 'flare' enough and discovered about Derek's remarks about getting the right angle of attack to complete a flare; the aircraft touched, then bounced back into the air. On Halton's long runway, I let it touch and go 3 times before pulling back a bit more and landing it properly!