How to Start a Spitfire: Step-by-Step Guide with John Romain 

Exactly

You have to pay extra for that...

Check out Kermit weeks if you want to see run through and start ups there his own planes p51b and a few others. Very cool

Incredible. All that and leave out the best part. Firing up that awesome Merlin engine.

@@gusm2752 thank you for that brilliant observation that hundreds already made comments about. M0r0n.

Yeah right!

i don't know why your comment has so many likes. this video is just for educational purposes and those interested in learning more about history. they're walking us through the steps as if we were there with them. nothing wrong with that, kid. settle down lmao

@@LiquidSnakeSSJ4 lol, I know, it’s cool

@@LiquidSnakeSSJ4 I am one of those people who are interested in learning, but it’s the title that’s funny and how it comes across

@@mr.tibbles8140 Mine's a Mark 22, so this is of no educational purpose whatsoever. Obtaining the ammunition is a drag, too. :-)

Why do we have to have stupid music

There aren’t speakers good enough for the kind of sound that a Spit makes. I was fortunate enough to hear one fire up at an air show and was close enough that I could feel it in my chest when it was taxiing . Was more impressed by that than the jets that were there.

@@mikefawdrey6113 I have a MUTE!

Sick wish I had that lol

The ground crew would have already done this prep before the pilots flew these beautiful birds. Time wasted completing pre flight checks would have been disastrous and allowed the enemy to cause more damage than he did. The aircraft had to be flight ready for any ‘scramble’ and that was the sole purpose of the ground crew.

@@JamesAlexander14 That wasn't a pre flight check, that was a start procedure.

...and now their only start procedure is for their mobiles

@@JamesAlexander14 Coming from a instrument rated private pilot you’d be amazed how fast you can get a plane started once you’ve done it countless times in flight training, the start up procedure for this spit isn’t to much different from your typical general aviation aircraft and even in the event of scrambling leaving over a dozen unmanned aircraft with primed engines and magnetos on is flirting with disaster

I had the same problem with an Audi hire car. It eventually decided that I knew nothing and allowed me to drive away, releasing the handbrake itself.

Never know when u gonna need it

Men, not women.

@@willmorrell488 Women pilots used to ferry them, but yeah.

AC.about 6 weeks ago ,I had the fantastic experience of going up in one ( 1943 model ) . Not only did I go up ,but I had the stick for about 5 mins .Experience I still have not got over.Dont ask how much it cost.You only live once.

You can, but it won't be a cheap experience. I went for a "joy" flight where I was going to take some aerial photos. Unknown to me, my friend had actually booked me a flying lesson. Initially I couldn't figure out why the pilot was explaining the controls. I thought he was just stalling to minimise my air time. Then he asked me to actually fly the thing. Any idea how hard it is to fly and take photos at the same time? Talk about blury. I didn't stop shaking until an hour after the flight.

You can always fly it in DCS World. It has a brilliant simulation of the Spitfire.

when you taxi a spitfire, do you put a "TAXI" sign on top and call into the dispatch and say you re now in service?

@@joeydepalmer4457 Yes.

Please pick it up again. It is such a beautiful thing to do and you're lucky to have the ability to do so. - I wish i could say the same, but i have some medical issues which prevent me from being able to fly solo.

Try DCS you can have dogfight and everything else

Go get some flight lessons even a few hours, computer games, no matter how complex are nothing like real life flying and don't get too close to real simulators either.

@@DanSlotea I think it will be quite hard to fly any number of planes as you can in a simulator... ;)

Well no fucking shit

Same her .I live Not far from Biggin Hill.They go over every week. And 6 weeks ago I went up in one ,and was handed the stick for about 5 mins .AWESOME.

Too bad we couldn't HEAR IT!!

That's correct. Poor editing!

@@ianthomson9363 Cheers.

Good question. I would assume that each pilot would have already done the main checks before assuming their standby duty. So they’d likely just hop in, reset the brakes, turn on the battery, prime the fuel and let er rip.

Get over to Biggin Hill.They have about 16 there.

I fly it in VR in DCS! Amazing!

Yeah, in the fit of rage I am going to look for some BF109 videos that actually start now.

@MichaelKingsfordGray almost 5!

Fuel Wobble Pump?

It's used to pump the undercarriage up or down (not to prime the engine with fuel- blame the video editor for that!) and was only fitted to early Mk 1 Spitfires, such as N3200 as shown here. Later models used an engine-driven pump, which is why your cousin's Mk XVI doesn't have it.

maybe the timing is set to more advanced ie TDC as opposed to say 7 degress BTDC.