Flying a Spitfire

[BarryW]

Yes, I did. Well the Spitfire simulator at the Manston Spitfire museum anyway.

The instruments were not working so I could not see my air-speed, the artificial horizon or altitude and I did not really know what I was doing but, hey it’s the nearest I will get to it.

My missus took some pics of me in the cockpit.


Oh, coming in to land I ended up ditching in the sea!!!!

 

[Thorbrand]

I feel like this should be in a post titled 'things I'd buy if I won the lottery'

 

[Steve O]

Nice one Barry sounds like you had a great time, oh apart from wet feet.

Sfeve.

 

[Jakko]

I see you got four kills, so you can’t have been doing that bad …

 

[flyjoe180]

Lots of concentration going on there Barry. Did they spray you with a hose for realism when you ditched?

 

[BarryW]

I thoroughly recommend it if you are down this way.

It did take a lot of concentration specially without the instruments not working..... After I finished they spent some time trying to solve the problem. It was a great experience.

My respect for the young lads who flew these machines in combat was even greater after that.

 

[rtfoe]

Looks like quite an experience Barry and four kills is not bad for a first timer.

Cheers,
Richard