Well I'm genuinely flattered that so many of you are interested!
I wasn't aware that the aircraft was officialy for sale but I am now the owner of rather a unique Pitts S2A. Unique primarily as it is a factory built very late model fuselage but it happily resides on a PFA permit. This will allow me to do all the maintenance, incorporate some proven ehnancements from Experimental S2As in the States all under the auspices of the Popular Flying Association.
Didn't want to post until the aircraft had been collected. She is safely in her hangar following an eventless trip back from Barton. As a late model aeroplane with symetrical ailerons and factory spades, she certainly rolls much faster then some of the other 2As that I've aerobatted in the past.
The flight up in the Arrow was v interesting, too. The first time in over 10 years that I've flown an aircraft with more than one radio, a VOR, DME, ADF and autopilot. No GPS to slave to, but the autopilot would follow the hdg bug and that really took me back!
Legalapproach - last week there were a couple of days where RAF C130s were down amongst the weeds. I've now learned that I live in LFA09 which only shows on mil maps - but it was busy enough even early evening for me to keep from flying. No complaints - sound of freedom and all that!
Stik