Why a T'Hawk? Quite simply when I went to look at it, the guy selling it told me he had named it Isabel. My late ma-in-law was named Isabel and based on the theory that her soul may inhabit the aircraft and she would look after me, I bought it. It was cheap as well!
That's the honest truth!
So just gave the guy the brown envelope and flew her home from Panshanger. I'd never flown a Tommy before that flight, so the 45 min fllight home gave me time to get to know her. Did you know that the tail of a Tommy doesn't fall off during a spin and they roll as easily as most other spamcans.
With the right load and some wind on the nose I can get away with using less than half of my 600m strip and despite what others and the book says, elevator authority can be had from as low as 15-20kts which is handy for getting the nose wheel off the rough ground ASAP.
I did hear about G-OATS which was a shame but the more that go to the scrap yard, the more spares there are.