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Old 06-30-2006 | 02:10 PM
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Default RE: Another Clark Spitfire in Australia

Yes I got lots of video. There were three camera's on the aircraft. One in the cockpit, one on the fin and one in the R/H wingtip. Unfortunately the pilot on the day thought the switching was automatic BUT it wasn't. I have 20 minutes of footage with me in the cockpit!!! I have managed to get some external footage on previous flights and my son shot external footage going out and coming back. Good old digital splicing and I now have quite a good minifilm with me and my dream. Good to see the earth turning though as we went through the roll's. I ended up with what is called the Spitfire smile - and I kept it for a long time and get to revisit it every time I see the footage. I carry it on my palm PC and replay it and replay it and ......... you get the idea.

Not a real bad thing but the rear cockpit is a bit squeezy as the fuselage is starting to taper just in front. It must be a good 10 inches narrower in the back compared to the front. You soon forget though once the adrenalin starts to run!!