Bergerie1,
I am delighted to say that I am “one of the few” who have flown a Spitfire. Only 30 minutes in the back seat of a T IX, but it was enough to get a feel.
The Chipmunk is altogether much nicer to fly with its nicely harmonized controls. The Spitfire is very sensitive in pitch but has very heavy ailerons. There is a reason it has that spade grip. You would definitely need two hands to haul it around much faster than the two hundred knots we were doing.
Of course, the extra 1500 HP, the view of “that wing” and the permanent bragging rights more than make up for the lack of control harmonization!
Here’s “my” Spitfire:
