Spectacular. I'll guess Vamps have not used that runway before OR it has become seriously crap over the years? Probably any debris has missed the aircraft structure.
Having only 264 hours in a dual seat Vampire in RAAF then RAN FAA (under training/fleet support) I knew well the dangers of just taxiing on macadam/tar and DO NOT STOP, which was difficult sometimes when the wheel brakes would run out of PUFF.
The RAAF Vamps had hydraulic foot pedal brakes whilst the RAN FAA Vamps had compressed air managed by a hand lever on the control column - both differential brakes. Over using these systems meant one could have NO BRAKES so one had to stop - NEVER stop on the tar because the exhaust would melt it. Not much concrete in those years so judiciously managing the brake pressure was a real art. I'm hoping those Vamps will operate on better runways in future.
