Last September I bought the WAR replica P47 Thunderbolt advertised in Popular Flying magazine. And a few weeks ago I flew it for the first time...now that was daunting! Broke all the rules...
first flight on an unfamiliar type
from an unfamiliar grass airstrip
with self induced pressure to fly it home before the weather and my days off ran out...
It all turned out OK in the end. See
P47 website but next time I'll do things differently.
There might not be a next time because this one is so much fun!
Russell
p.s. One day I'll learn how to land it properly.