inevitably causing the pilot-induced wing-waggle to which Spitfire beginners are prone, while also getting the hang of the short-armed lateral throw of the stick and of holding the peculiar spade grip ...

The source of high-pressure air is controlled by the brake lever on the spade control ... a new Spitfire pilot...the aircraft porpoises as the pilot changes hands and works the gear lever.

The sporty yet frugal RF4D offers ‘aerobatics for peanuts,’ says Bob Grimstead, our Fournier owner and display pilot, writing about ... you can relinquish that lever and gently pull on the brake while ...

Co-pilots use their left hands to pull the "thrust" levers, which control the engines ... a fire from hot brakes on the right main landing gear." The airport was shut for nearly an hour in ...

A Second World War Spitfire fighter plane has crashed in a field in Kent. The plane, owned by Fly A Spitfire, went down "in the vicinity of Hythe on 03/05/2025 (Saturday)", the company said in a ...

He kept the speed down—while the Arrow can be flown as fast as 129 kias with the gear down (and you can extend it up to that speed as well) the max gear retraction speed is 107 kias. He dropped the ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Friday confirmed a famous aerobatic pilot who fatally crashed at Langley Air Force Base was in touch with the air traffic control tower prior to ...

A Spitfire pilot who was killed in a plane crash at an Oxfordshire airfield has been identified in tributes. Peter Hughes was piloting the replica Spitfire at Enstone Airfield in Banbury Road at ...

Sqn Ldr Mark Long was killed when the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) plane he was flying crashed in a field in Lincolnshire on 25 May A pilot who was killed in a Spitfire crash in a ...

A Royal Air Force pilot who died in a Spitfire crash “lived his life with an unwavering passion” and “will be cherished and deeply missed”, his family said. Squadron Leader Mark Long ...

A Spitfire pilot who died in a crash at a Battle of Britain memorial show said he could not wait to fly the iconic WW2 plane. Squadron leader and dad-of-two Mark Long was tragically killed as he ...

Tributes have been paid to an RAF pilot who was killed in a horror Spitfire crash while taking part in a Battle of Britain memorial event. The man tragically died at the scene from his injuries ...