Originally Posted by 'India-Mike
It's not just for spinning and aeros!
Indeed. In fact, I find I have less tendency these days to aerobat the old girl (well OK, maybe the odd - sometimes very odd - loop and roll). The Chippie is a great bimbler as IM says. I love to wander out over Wales from our Liverpool base, over Snowdon if wx allows, then low level around the Lleyn penninisula (but not too low!), Caernarfon for fuel and lunch, then a wander over mid Wales to Shobdon. Back up north over lovely Shropshire (with some aeros, and perhaps a visit to delightful Sherlowe strip), then home.
I don't often have time for that full bimble, which takes most of a day, but often do sub sets of it, or head north along the Lancashire coast past Southport and Blackpool to Morcambe bay and the Lakes.
On a good day, perhaps with canopy open if it's hot, it's fantastic. The aeroplane is very manouverable to examine interesting things (maybe a country house, a pool in the middle of a wood, an interesting boat, or chase a train if you can catch it - some of the modern ones at 125mph take some catching!... ) and it has excellent short field performance for those farm strips.
Can't wait for my next flight!