Biggles flies back to front!David Jenkins - 6/7/16 at 03:48 PM
Well... what a nice day!
My wife and I went to Duxford airfield today, mostly because we hadn't been there for ages. There's a big airshow on next weekend so there
were a lot of war planes practicing for the show, which was a spectacular and free treat. As usual I came out with the usual "I've always
fancied going in one of those Tiger Moth flights, but they are a bit expensive". Wife says "You always say that - your birthday's
coming up and I owe you a good present, so I'm paying for a flight."
So here I am, looking like a tubby Biggles: Biggles
The Tiger Moth I flew in was the silver one on the right.
It wasn't a very long flight at 15 minutes - but I reckon that I may have chucked up if it had been for 30 minutes! The weather was sunny with
patchy cloud, and every time the plane went from under the clouds in to a sunny bit and back again the plane lurched. a roller-coaster ride...
Good fun though, and I'm glad I did it.
rusty nuts - 6/7/16 at 05:34 PM
Jealous! I always wanted to jump a Tiger Moth
Chris_Xtreme - 7/7/16 at 07:59 AM
sounds fantastic - top wife
David Jenkins - 7/7/16 at 08:14 AM
quote:Originally posted by rusty nuts
Jealous! I always wanted to jump a Tiger Moth
I think you'd find it tough to jump out of one of those, as the cockpit is really cramped. I'm not even sure you could get in with a single
parachute, let alone a reserve. It was as much as I could do to keep out of the way of the controls in the front while the pilot was flying the plane
behind me.
rusty nuts - 7/7/16 at 06:40 PM
Have you seen the size of modern rigs ? They really are tiny . I'm pretty sure Tiger Moths have been jumped in the past .
907 - 7/7/16 at 07:10 PM
Should've asked the pilot, "If we fly upside-down will we fall out ?
To which he will answer, "Nooooooooo, we'll always be friends."
David Jenkins - 7/7/16 at 07:57 PM
D'Oh!
I reckon this is the best way to go parachuting...
