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A P-51D and kegs of Pilsner Urquel. This looks to be the hangar where the valu-ables are stored...
not even fly the second circuit and go straight
on to Boleslav. I tried to take off at flaps 20.
As expected, it required a little more right foot
to keep the plane pointed in the right direction,
but other than that, we were back in the air after
maybe 600 meters…
The landing in Boleslav on Runway 04 was,
as expected, without any problems, and so
we arrived as essentially the very first for the
Aviation History Day. We dragged all our things
out of the compartment behind the back seat
and when Míra and the other Mustang arrived
about an hour later, we set out to come up with
a program for the two of us. Quite logically, we
decided that it would be better for me to be on
the wing as number two, because I have been
flyin formations a lot in recent years and this is
precisely the position I am very used to.
We started with a ten-second interval, which
turned out to be unnecessarily long. It took me
a bit to catch up with Míra, but I was nailing
the turn. I settled into position and immediately
managed to find a good aiming point - the pitot
tube lined up against the prop spinner. After
a few maneuvers, however, I understood that,
in general, a formation is a formation is
a formation, but there is nevertheless a bit of
a difference. It doesn’t go for the gas as much as
lighter planes, the inertia is noticeable there, and
the time that is lost due to a late reaction is not
that easily made up. The only chance is a slight
change in the flight trajectory and consequently
move in closer or further away, precipitating the
need for sometimes tighter turns, sometimes not
so much, to put myself where I needed to be.
Preparation for the show.
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