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Not just flying. The undercarriage is raised and lowered manually; because of the placement of the lever close to the fuselage longerons, incautious use can cause a very nasty injury known as "Spitfire knuckle". |
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It's truly remarkable, when reviewing ATC and CVR recordings, how very, very civil and polite aircrew are - even in the face of imminent and unavoidable death. |
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<Moment of silent respect/> |
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I think the crew of BA flight 9 deserve a mention for civility: |
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//Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We
have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are
doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are
not in too much distress// |
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//While reading a pilot's guide to the Supermarine Spitfire IIA and IIB// [+] |
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