I wondered the same thing Jez. I watched a Hamble Baron do this at Hurn with 2 studes & an instructor on board during my APR training there in 1975. The instructor held it off perfectly & flicked the props horizontal before the nose settled with the result that there was minimal damage to the aircraft & it was towed off the runway in probably less than 30 mins after the AIB approved its removal.
DJM