Yes yes! The smell! I forgot that lovely aroma as you slide back the canopy; oil, leather, fuel, and maybe some things you'd perhaps rather not know. Whatever, it smells just like a Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, and early jets like the Venom and Vampire.
It is a smell evocative of old Brit aeroplanes. No other types have it. It is priceless! Couple that with the fighter-like cockpit, the Mil-standard heavy rivetting of the skin, the perfectly balanced and sharp handling through the friction-free controls, the lovely sound of the Gipsy compared to a flat four, and the fabulous looks.... There is NO replacement for a dHC1. Except, perhaps, a Spitfire 1X!
