DeHaviland Chipmunk Flight!

I have been craving a flight in a DeHaviland Chipmunk for quite some time, and the Windsor museum folks were in Sarnia with a Harvard and the RCAF Chippy, so as soon as we got in the gate I signed up. The flight was about 15-20 minutes or so, and I was offered the controls as soon as we were in the air after some good conversation about aviation from my pilot (and my only prior experience at the controls of a Cessna 150 in calm air..) . It was turbulent today, throwing us about a bit, and I took the stick. A few good throws from the wind got me very well acquainted with the reputation that the DH Chipmunk has for great and fun handling! I loved the controls of this old plane. When the wind pitched us up and left, it was just instinct to correct down and right. I am glad now that I got to fly in turbulent air, and really get a feel for active flying. I was on a course near Lake Huron and followed up with a pass just south of the bridges, over chemical valley, then followed instruction for our route after that to get us lined back up for our approach. 120 MPH at 1800'. I am looking forward to some more stick time in the future. What fun! Click this link for specs!
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