Good God. I just can't imagine who would do that.

It really IS insane, isn't it?

That's what makes it so incredible.

Big John -- or VLenoch -- you reading this? Care to comment on this
crazy
Spitfire driver's pass?

Whew. For awhile there, reading the thread, I thought I must have
posted
to
comp.video.geeks and not rec.aviation...

:

Anybody know about that flyby? Did he take off and retract his gear or
did
he actually get down that low with his gear up?

-c



Someone that seemed to know said that he took off and circled back around,
and that he is very practiced at low passes.
--

He would have had to get permission from the CAA to fly like that as he is
clearly breaking the 500 foot rule. Generally permission is give to only a
select number (a handful) of pilots most of whom also fly the planes for the
movies.

These planes are too valuable to let any cowboy fly them. The pilots would
have to be CPLs at the least with a class 1 medical. There is no way a PPL
could do this legally. Insurance would also be extremely expensive.

Make no mistake, this stunt would have to have set up in meticulous detail
and agreed with the authorities.

Sort of spoils the fun.