That has a tiny prop, Jim!
I have a major antipathy to pilots with little training carrying out
“dogfights”. In the UK there is a cadre of wealthy aircraft owners who pay
experienced military pilots to fly their aircraft in formation and to fly
tailchases. Because it is run according to CAA rules the minimum heights are
lower than in the military and if anything goes wrong, such as a stall or spin,
there is less space for recovery. A former colleague died a few years ago by
spinning out of a tailchase.
Chris
> On 14 Jul 2020, at 19:47, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Following a doctor's visit today, I stopped by the airport for a few minutes
> and spotted this former USAF Beech T-34 fun machine, so I had to snap an
> image.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200714-DSCF7392.JPG.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200714-DSCF7392.JPG.html>
>
> I don't know the history of this one. Some of these airplanes which have
> been subjected to a lot of simulated dog fight hours in Florida have
> developed wing spar problems.
>
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