Spitfire Crashes at Ardmore - Again...
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Spitfire Crashes at Ardmore - Again...
Seems the spitty groundlooped and ended up with the nose kissing the ground...again...same pilot, same location. 
Deja vu..?
See: http://www.pprune.org/dg-p-general-a...masterton.html
Deja vu..?
See: http://www.pprune.org/dg-p-general-a...masterton.html
Oh dear, wonder it it is insured and if so does our insurance go up again?
Not sure the Spit was designed for tar seal surfaces!
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"It wasn't his fault, but a strong wind came in behind him and just tipped him on to his nose." Mr Brown said the pilot was not injured and the aircraft was not damaged.
As for "not his fault"... the mind boggles.
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I remember during WW2, it was quite common for a WAAF to sit astride the fuselage to keep the tail down when taxying. However it had to happen! The pilot took off forgetting about the girl & complained of a CG problem & requested an immediate return. He was invited to make a very gentle circuit so the girl could hop off!
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I've seen the picture, "not damaged"....? Looking at the prop blades bent 90deg would suggest otherwise, so I guess that's a(nother) bulk strip coming up.
And why would you taxi a Spitfire, or any other type, on such wet grass? Its been hammering down here of late, the grass runways are closed, so what on earth was he doing on the grass?
Maybe there is a rational explanation?
And why would you taxi a Spitfire, or any other type, on such wet grass? Its been hammering down here of late, the grass runways are closed, so what on earth was he doing on the grass? Maybe there is a rational explanation?
Saw it in the hangar today as I taxied past, "not damaged" is definitely being optimistic, but "less damaged than last time" appears to be an accurate assessment, at least cosmetically.
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its a TR IX..mark nines have a four bladed laminated wooden rotol prop..
promise..look at photo 2..
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promise..look at photo 2..
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back me up spitfire experts..?!
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Possibly a bit of prop precesion with a small gust up the ar$e at the wrong time, poor control positioning.
It's never one factor.
Tight turn with high power (small wheels, soft grass) aircraft has tendency to pitch forward (therefore tail up) or back depending on direction of turn and prop rotation.
He should go and do a few circuits in a Cub before getting back to the Spitfire!
It's never one factor.
Tight turn with high power (small wheels, soft grass) aircraft has tendency to pitch forward (therefore tail up) or back depending on direction of turn and prop rotation.
He should go and do a few circuits in a Cub before getting back to the Spitfire!
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Yeah it's far more likely that the aircraft stopped abruptly when taxied over soft ground. Oh look, a NOTAM saying the grass runway is closed due surface conditions... now I wonder what that means... 
What a eff-wit. Don't let him fly it again!
Spits are quite happy on tarmac surfaces, ask the chaps at Duxford. Just land into wind.
What a eff-wit. Don't let him fly it again!
Spits are quite happy on tarmac surfaces, ask the chaps at Duxford. Just land into wind.
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Does that mean that if I could afford to buy the Mona Lisa, I should be allowed to cut it up for confetti?
If you don't understand the concept of moral responsibility as applied to classic aircraft, you are just another bogan...
If you don't understand the concept of moral responsibility as applied to classic aircraft, you are just another bogan...
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scratch a bogans 65 thunderbird with left hand drive..in gloss black with orange flame and he'll cry for a minute, then cut you bad dude..priorities! 