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Spit in the Snow...
Posted: 27 Jan 2009, 11:15
by petermcleland
I downloaded the Demo Spitfire 1A from Nigel's pointer and removed Mrs. Shilling's orifice as described in that other thread...It is not a bad flyer and I made a video of my first flight. It does demonstrate the engine cutting out under negative G quite well (turn the sound well up).
I'm afraid I scraped the starboard wingtip a bit on landing!
The download is a Zipped up MPEG4 file and you can play it from the Unzip window:-
http://www.petermcleland.com/video/Spit_in_the_Snow.zip
It should not be a long download and plays for six minutes.
Here is the YouTube version:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxuuPKfHJ58
Looks very good if you click on "Watch in High Quality" :flying:
Re: Spit in the Snow...
Posted: 27 Jan 2009, 12:01
by Filonian
Very nice Peter, thanks. I will be keeping that one.
Pleased to say I didn't need the sick bag once.

:roll:
Graham
Re: Spit in the Snow...
Posted: 27 Jan 2009, 13:01
by Nigel H-J
Brilliant Peter though once or twice I thought you might have gone tree pruning!!
One to keep for sure.
Regards
Nigel.
Re: Spit in the Snow...
Posted: 27 Jan 2009, 21:54
by petermcleland
Nigel H-J wrote:once or twice I thought you might have gone tree pruning!!
LOL!...If you looked at what preceded that excursion down the military taxiway, you would note that I experienced a high speed stall and recovered from the resultant flick roll, to find myself lined up exactly with that taxiway...So rather than struggle back to the line I was supposed to be on, I just "Went with the Flow"...Still, it looked good from the tower with the spit only showing in the gaps in the trees

Re: Spit in the Snow...
Posted: 27 Jan 2009, 21:59
by petermcleland
Filonian wrote: Pleased to say I didn't need the sick bag once.

:roll:
Maybe I should put you in Jonesey's seat in the front of that Chippy
Hmmm...That reminds me, I've got that video to make :think:
Re: Spit in the Snow...
Posted: 27 Jan 2009, 22:37
by Filonian
No problem Peter. I always thoroughly enjoyed the times I was aerobatic in a Tiger Moth with a pilot who was a Javelin driver
on week days.
Graham
Re: Spit in the Snow...
Posted: 27 Jan 2009, 23:25
by NorthernKnight
Nice flying Peter!
Can I ask you where the airfield was please and where the scenery is available?
Re: Spit in the Snow...
Posted: 28 Jan 2009, 12:19
by Nigel H-J
LOL!...If you looked at what preceded that excursion down the military taxiway, you would note that I experienced a high speed stall and recovered from the resultant flick roll, to find myself lined up exactly with that taxiway...So rather than struggle back to the line I was supposed to be on, I just "Went with the Flow"...Still, it looked good from the tower with the spit only showing in the gaps in the trees
All I can say is that thank goodnesss it was not the later two seat version and you were carrying Jonesey, he would have re-decorated the interior!! :o
Regards
Nigel.
Re: Spit in the Snow...
Posted: 28 Jan 2009, 19:14
by jonesey2k
Nice vid. Superb flying

Re: Spit in the Snow...
Posted: 29 Jan 2009, 00:20
by petermcleland
Thanks Jonesey :flying:
Northern Knight...McLeland Field is my own fictitious base in Alaska, at the end of the Russell Fjord
