I only have one very poor quality airborne shot of the YS53 (circa 1996)
I had a half share in it,she actually was very pleasant to fly but obviously overweight and not a good 'scratcher'.After thumbing through the logbook and seeing quite a few heavy landings recorded...I suggested to my syndicate partner that getting slow on finals was not a good idea,oh !! and the airbrakes
were cr@p.
The non standard (K13 ?) canopy was probably fitted when the old girl was flipped over in the '87 gales.
The wings were so heavy we derigged in oct/nov and rigged in march (ooh me back
)
