A very pleasant way to earn one's crust - perhaps you should have lowered the seat you sat in. All controls and switches easily accessible without loosening the seat harness ...
With Mae West, jungle tree let down cord pack (for abseiling down from those green tree-tops) and then parachute and seat harnesses on, the air "conditioning" was so inefficient that low level in the Far East was guaranteed to leave your whole kit from "shreddies" outwards sweat-soaked after a low-level trip that you needed a full change before you next flew. Kept the Safety kit section guys busy !
But overall, a very, very nice and well-balanced aircraft to fly, whether at high or low level and an excellent weapons platform. High single-engine safety speed meant you had to "watch it" on one - and no way try an overshoot after lowering flap on approach with one "out".
Last edited by Jig Peter; 6th Oct 2011 at 14:38.
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