Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
What a beautiful thing a Chipmunk is, h! With control forces so perfectly co-ordinated, it really handles like a little fighter.

Do you know why pre-aerobatic checks (HASELL) include the item 'Brakes off'?
Because trying to move off in any contraption, flying or otherwise, with one's brakes still on usually results in a face planter? I'm sure you'll explain in more detail and illustrate the point with a tale or two of derring do in which you laughed in the face of death.