SSD,
You are correct. I mis-read what you wrote. The Chippie definitely has the edge in terms of handling. To appreciate what I said about the Spitfire, imagine a Yak 52 that is more sensitive in pitch and with double the aileron forces.
foxmoth,
I'm so relieved to see you have about the same time in a Spitfire as I have. I imagined you were one of those chaps who casually straps on a Spitfire every weekend in the summer and gives displays.
I think "Spitfire Magic" has a lot to do with it. Regardless of my comments, I would leap at the opportunity to fly one again.
A very well known Kiwi instructor, who flies anything with wheels or rotors on wheels or floats, had a ride in the Spitfire after my ride. He said to me later: "Sitting in the back seat, it feels like you are in another rubbishy old Harvard, but then you look out at that wing and you know you are flying something special!"
