Thanks @Fridge. That is just a sightseeing mission for the UH-1 that I created to help learn that aircraft in a low threat environment. I’ll make it more Bell47 polished one of these days. If anyone wants to improve it, I seriously won’t be offended.
Both are considered legitimate targets according to the Geneva Convention… I probably shouldn’t be telling you this but according to sensitive intelligence sources, a certain adversary nation is developing a MOAA device–the “Mother Of All Accordions”…it will be operated by a squad of elite mimes…“Oh the Humanity!”
Taxiing this wobbly-kneed racer keeps you on your toes (pun intended). To re-build my feet muscle memory, I take a lap around the Evreux taxiways with the tailwheel unlocked. My calves remind me they’re not used to this abuse before I even make it halfway around.
Almost ran off the runway, due to being misaligned at the start of my roll, but luckily I was able to gently push the nose back towards centerline without dragging a wing.
I make a quick circuit around the drab little field and set up my landing.
I stick the touchdown and the 109 rides the mains down the runway. I hold the stick back to keep the tail off the runway. I need to add more and more aft stick as the airspeed bleeds away, and I finally let the tail drop.
I was messing around with the P-51 and didn’t have any real issues. Tried the 109 and I was all over the place. That is one squirrely-bird to take off! How is the Spitfire?
IIRC, the history books have said the 109s really were difficult to take-off and land in due to their very narrow width the landing gear were set at. I seem to recall quite a bit of young German pilots died during take-offs and landings.