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Originally Posted by Hoop

It should be noted that the Mosquito was a very demanding aircraft to fly. The fantastic Merlins required skilled, experienced pilots to handle their power.

Single engine operation, especially at low speed and close to the ground, usually produced very bad results. Re: Manchester 1996.

Not sure how much time a guy would need to become proficient in a restored Mosquito.

(Still one of my favorites.)

True scoop! Things can turn ugly QUICKLY if one allows oneself to get behind the curve in ANY [high performance] airplane, as seen here in the inadvertent loss of control and eventual crash of this Mosquito in Manchester, England in 1996 that Hoop refers-to above. Click the link below for the video.....GRAPHIC! DD


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag5ut3tP3ZM