OUA,sadly it`s not...it`s me..however..
3 yrs earlier,a conversation with DM went something like this..amidst much smoke from his pipe..
DM;`Now laddy,have you read all the Gladiator`s Notes...?
Me; `Yessir`, (respect for a Wg.Cdr(rtd)....
DM,now accompanied by JohnLewis(CTP R-R,and Dep CP SC);;;`A few questions then..Speeds??engine limits????carb heat..??etc,etc...More smoke,like the Pope`s chimney,and non-audible conversation between DM and JL..
DM...`Right Ho`..Go and get airborne,do some stalling,some aerobatics-No negative `G`,Practice display,and a circuit to land..Don`t forget the carb-air!!`Fly it like a Tiger Moth`...
And so off I went into the `Wide blue Yonder` It`s not like a T-M,more like a 900 hp Stampe ;so then we` have to land,and of course `everybody`,engineers,pilots,staff,photoggies,are all watching,waiting,as `we` land on all 3 wheels,no bounce ,skip or hop,run straight,and taxi back in to shutdown,,,(You do land it like a T-M).
DM..`Well done, old boy...You can take it to the Staverton Air Display next weekend,OKAY..`.
Me,`Yessiirr`...(how to go from `laddy` to `old boy` in one flight...)