Ms Pit (Flying)

Whilst at a fundraising event at Rangitata Island to raise money for Brent Thompsons trip to Aussie I brought a couple of raffle tickets. I was pleasantly surprised to discover some weeks later that I'd won a 20 minute flight in PIT with Andrew Love. She has got to be the sexiest plane I have ever flown in. This came to mind afterwards. 

Ms Curvaceous Pit.

In a hangar not too so many miles from me lives a creature of divine seduction. She is small in stature but big of heart. Walking the line she struts her stuff swaying her hips from side to side drawing admiring looks. For her diminutive size she has relatively large double wings. Her fuselage slims down to a tidy tail-wheel which can be a little tricky to control (not unlike high heels). Her tail feathers are beautifully rounded and fully effective. She is unflappable and goes about her business proudly with her head held high and nose skyward.
In the air she is in her element. She moves with the grace of a ballerina. Nimble and responsive to a pilots wishes. Her manoeuvres are so smooth and fluid that her smoke trail looks like a continuous white satin ribbon danced across the sky. Handled correctly, within the rules, she is a pleasure to fly. She wraps her fuselage around you and takes you for a joyride like you’ve never experienced before. Be prepared to be rolled and looped and turned every which way until you don’t know which way is up. There will be yelps of excitement and screams of sheer delight until you cry enough. Then she will gently bring you back to reality. Letting you catch your breath and get your heart rate back to normal.    

Her return to the strip involves a curved approach with a long side slip and a sharp eye out for other competitors vying for a position on the strip or taxiway.              

She demands attention every second you are in her presence. Right up to the door of the hangar. Be warned she has been known to snap if mistreated or if you show any sign of disrespect.    

Her company is often desired to impress. She prefers the arm of a handsome pilot but any pilot with a gentle touch will be acceptable. She can be hired at an exorbitant rate for an hour or if you’re really rich you can take her away for a whole weekend.

She is a quality tart, full of fun and a barrel of laughs.

You don't know how hard it is being an aeroplane looking the way I do.
You don't know how hard it is being a pilot looking at an aeroplane looking the way you do.
I'm not bad. I'm just built that way.

Slightly adapted from Jessica Rabbit of Who framed Roger Rabbit fame.

Published Sport Flying Winter 2014