Lord Burley Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 (edited) Flying in the U.K.?.I know Carolyn Grace owns and flys her late husband Nicks one.But watching Top Gear the other night,Clarkson and co turn up for a competition with there German rivals in three two seater Spits.Thought Carolines,was the only one?. Edited July 29, 2008 by Lord Burley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Flying in the U.K.?.I know Caroline Grace owns and flys her late husband Nicks one.But watching Top Gear the other night,Clarkson and co turn up for a competition with there German rivals in three two seater Spits.Thought Carolines,was the only one?. So did i,Pat tried to get me a Birthday ride in it years ago,made exscuses about needing a pilots licence to be a passenger dont know if its true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 According to this website there are only three two seaters in the UK http://www.flights4all.com/about_spitfires.asp & you can't legally fly in one as a passenger in the UK... But where can I fly in a Spitfire? Unfortunately, nowhere legally in the UK http://www.flights4all.com/challenge10k.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 A bit of nerdy info here.Jeremy Clarkson was in MJ627.Flown by Paul Day.James May was in PT 462 Flown by John Romain(If i remember rightly,the same John Romain that managed to destroy a Blenheim at Denham Bucks some years back,just after restoration).And the last one.Richard Hammond was in ML407 Flown by Carolyn Grace.Quite a funny piece by Top Gear.Lots of reference,s to the Battle Of Britain and the Great Escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 According to this website there are only three two seaters in the UK http://www.flights4all.com/about_spitfires.asp & you can't legally fly in one as a passenger in the UK... You can't pay to fly in one as that becomes a mini airline needing an AOC, public transport cat. CofA etc. You can be given a flight and you can offer charity flights under certain circumstances. The bit about being a pilot refers, I think, to being able to receive instruction. There are various ways round it but as the list of people wanting to fly is far greater than the opportunities to do so, I can't see it happening anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 There are actually five two seaters in the UK. Four currently flying and one, G-AIDN, the prototype two seater, undergoing a restoration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 HI ALL, could be wrong but i belived that these aircraft were converted to two seater craft post war for the Irish airforce :??? :confused:. Ashley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topdog Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 I was fortunate enough to fly carolyns Spitfire a few years ago.....absolutely awesome and a lovely lady. Got some pics but none digital unfortunately. She does about 5 days a year for paying guests, there is a 7 year waiting list at the moment but it is still possible to get on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 HI ALL, could be wrong but i belived that these aircraft were converted to two seater craft post war for the Irish airforce :??? :confused:. Ashley I beleive you're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 A bit of nerdy info here.Jeremy Clarkson was in MJ627.Flown by Paul Day.James May was in PT 462 Flown by John Romain(If i remember rightly,the same John Romain that managed to destroy a Blenheim at Denham Bucks some years back,just after restoration).And the last one.Richard Hammond was in ML407 Flown by Carolyn Grace.Quite a funny piece by Top Gear.Lots of reference,s to the Battle Of Britain and the Great Escape. The poilt was Roy Pullan. John Romain co pilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 I was fortunate enough to fly carolyns Spitfire a few years ago.....absolutely awesome and a lovely lady. Got some pics but none digital unfortunately. She does about 5 days a year for paying guests, there is a 7 year waiting list at the moment but it is still possible to get on the list.How did you manage to bag that one?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 The poilt was Roy Pullan. John Romain co pilotI may be wrong.But at the time,it was said that Romain was at the controls,who up until then had very few hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 I may be wrong.But at the time,it was said that Romain was at the controls,who up until then had very few hours. Not according to the accident report in the book Spirit of Britain First .but ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Here's one of the other two seat Spitfires, with what I believe is known as the 'Grace' cockpit conversion. The original Irish two seater had the second cockpit raised up from the first in a large bubble canopy. Also attached is a picture of the first Blenheim after its crash due to a rich mixture cut during a touch and go. I think the crash was only a month after the aircrafts first flight. The aircraft was rebuilt only to crash again at Duxford in 2003. It is now being rebuilt as a Blenheim Mk1 with the short nose. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Its not had a lot of luck has it,lets hope next time it is luckier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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