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Flypast over Rakovnik’s airport on the way
home. Jana is making sure Lajka the dog has
a good view from the back seat. Photo: Matyas
Koehller
We were the last display, and there’s always
a kind of a release after the engines are shut
down. I think that everyone feels some variation
of the release after all is said and done. In the
evening we had a few rum pralines and then just
slept and went home the next day. It was the
icing on the cake. The P-51D rolls along rather
well, even in economy cruise power settings.
We were happy to fly through a few airports
along the way and before you could say ‘cobbler’,
we were back in Pilsen.
So, what more can be said? I’m very glad that
Steve passed this show on to me, because this
gave me a lot of flight experience with the type.
I’ve experienced the huge difference in the
landing run with a three point landing versus
landing on main wheels only, however easier and
safer it is on the wheels with a heavy warbird. We
confirmed that the P-51D is ideal for a weekend
trip for two, because it can carry a lot more
personal items than the Zlín 526. So if you should
happen to be contemplating which aircraft to
take on such a trip with your wife, Jana and
I highly recommend the Mustang!
Once again, the Boleslav team showed that they
are extremely capable of putting on an excellent
airshow focused on aviation, beyond being
categorized as ‘a small aeroclub with a grass
airstrip trying to put on a show’. These people
are performing well in the big league. If we can
complain about anything, then perhaps Sunday’s
weather could have come a day early, but that’s
just to show how hard you have to look to find any
sort of a negative…
INFO Eduard
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July 2024