Yes, it really is a delightful aeroplane to fly.
But, as has been said, not the type you can roll up to fly in your best designer jeans and expect not to get dirty. One of the few aeroplanes where it is de rigueur to wear a flying suit (or two!) in order to be fully integrated into the spirit of the machine.
No chance either of just going for a 'quick spin'. The flying experience is a half day undertaking by the time it has been prepared, flown and put to bed.
Those were the days - Austers, Chipmunks and Tiger Moths. I wonder if we'll look back through rose-tinted spectacles with the same affection for the current Cessna and Piper types. Probably!?
KR
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