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An excellent trip today I'd. The P-40 is just a excellent flyer, and it's very easy to obtain confident with in the air. With the CG at the present situation, ~85-88 mm, it had been an extremely easy trip. Set alongside the Spitfire it seems softer but I believe the P-40 drops more speed in the converts. Since it'd be too dark soon after I'd made all of the pre-flight assessments I decided I'd to just get it in the air ASAP. I arranged and taxied out, then I gradually increased the throttle. It was simple to monitor it, it doesn't draw exceptionally to the left. I kept growing as I rose and retracted the apparatus and became popular at only a little ove half accelerator. The valve had been adjusted by me to ensure that it'd some delay today and it retracted slow and nice. A sweet sound is made by the prop. The engine isn't clear in flight but rather you mind a thumping noise from the propeller along side noisy wooshing from both airframe and brace. Therefore there's enough power with the handmade power startup I could draw fairly large coils without fishing. A long time was taken by them to complete and it slowed up significantly towards the most truly effective but they were still remarkable and round. It didn't stall on top of the coils. It's a greater capacity to weight ratio compared to Spitfire. Came down completely and another put therehalfway once the landing came I reduced the landing gear and watched as you gear. Uh oh... I reduced some flaps. and slowed up more. *click* and another equipment came down. then I turned directly into line up for the landing, but because I was beig careful to not bank an excessive amount of I'd to show over 200 and then line up, therefore it was deeper than I needed. I lowered the flaps totally and pointed the nose down with the throttle closed and as it originated it really slowed down only a little. Landing was easy and mild, and it didn't veer off to the left or right such as the Spitfire does as it slowed up. the Spitfire may pull so difficult to the right with the brace windmilling I simply need certainly to hope there's nothing in the manner. A few pictures: http://www.enrarot.net/images/p-40-99.jpg http://www.enrarot.net/images/p-40-100.jpg Here is a brief movie showing the aircraft idling after landing. It generally does not make much sound: http://www.enrarot.net/videos/p40/p-40idling.wmv Lots and however lots before it's to complete completed.