This is an international forum and is supposed to be just a bit of fun. There are lots of people on him, most hiding behind forum names. It is sad when people generalise and say its all the pom’s, yank’s, Oz’s or whatever’s fault.

I come here for a discussion and a bit of fun. I respect other’s opinions….some may be ill-informed, but I would question, not say ‘what have you done’ ‘what have you flown?’.

A league table of your experience is interesting, but does not make you necessarily a nice person – nor does it say that your opinion is any better than any one else’s.

As a cleverer person than I said…’I am the world’s leading expert in my opinion!’

I suppose what I am trying to say is ‘play nicely’.

This thread has meandered way off track from the OPs intent: It is a lovely aeroplane

So old chap, let’s get this right…..you think that only a pilot has the right to describe the handling qualities of an aircraft type? Even if it is factual/well known? So a handling qualities expert/SME can only be a pilot? If so, have I wasted the last 25 years being a flight test engineer?

I have the tail of the burner, a lump of the radome from the other one complete with the zaps other teams put on it…..you can see pix of it taxying out with those zaps….and a few other small parts.

If you think 4 blader Spits are odd, I can remember visiting the BBMF in the 80s and LF363 was sporting a four bladed prop. She did not have it on for long. I had not noticed when I was sat in her cockpit, until DP came and asked me if I had noticed anything odd.

But what would you have us do Mike? It was toasty, we reskinned much of it, totally volunteer funded. We were keen to reflect its heritage and had a Falklands anniversary to honour – ergo the colour scheme. Not the first FA2 to wear an FRS1 colour scheme or similar. Please note it has been to at least two FAA Yeovilton airshows (by invitation).
Maybe those who would throw derision could do better and paint their FA2s ‘properly’?!

LERX on FA2?!