Spitfire Mk IXc - First Look - Microsoft Flight Simulator 

I actually live next to Duxford and live right under the landing path. So often get many a Spitfire coming in fast and hot to do low passes just hundreds of feet above my house. They're my daughters fav plane. So love this video Squirrel. Good choice.

Squirrel’s back, if he sees this thanks to you because I have watched you for 7 years on Euro Truck you’re a legend

If it's hard in a game imagine how hard it was IRL, not to mention they were in the air within 10 minutes of the call. Massive respect.

Good to see you back squirrel

Having been to Duxford many time for the flying legends airshow. The detail on this is spot on to the point. I can't wait to go there again when all this madness is over.

HE'S ALIVE BOYS!

19:05 the fuel poop XD

Wow! That was just one of the most immersive flights i ever had! Thank you for that, with all those details!! Lovely!

That was the best takeoff I've seen anybody do so far in the Spitfire. Nice job Squirrel.

"Hi guys Squirrel here" That was good to hear, welcome back!

Best review so for of the spitfire. I bought it when it came out and love this plane in VR with my HP Reverb G2

Havnt seen you for a while, love your calm but excited deliveries. I fly DCS and MSFS, off to try some of this stuff on DCS NOW, CHEERS.

If any old veteran pilots are still alive they would love this video. I’m sure they’d be scrutinising and telling us any little mistakes in the sim. But it looks amazing to me. 👍

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been to duxford, one of my favourite places and to see these doing low passes is phenomenal

Haven't had this much fun with a video in a while. Welcome back to the RU-vids, Squirrel!

I am German. This Warbird is phantastic. The Sim makes its work fine. When i land a taildragger Aircraft In a Sim, i fly into the Final with a long Curve. So i can see the Runway better. I enjoyed this Video .

I am lucky enough to live close to Goodwood . They have a Spitfire there which often fly over my house, so to see what the pilot see is truly magical.

Nicely done, smooth take off and landing, and great explanation of the techniques, aircraft foibles and quirks, and cockpit layout. Bravo, old bean!

The Mk IX spitfire, clipped wing or otherwise came into service way after the Battle of Britain. It was basically an answer to Germany's deployment of the Fw 190, again this was another fighter that did not take part in the Battle of Britain. The Mk IX (as featured) came after the MkV (yes there was a MkVII spit etc but the number did not always result from chronological developments!) The RAF were flying the Mk1 and Mk2 spitfires in the battle of Britain. None of these models had clipped wings. Later, in June 1941 The RAF had MKV the Spitfire. It was ahead of the Me 109E and F variants and had air dominance. All was good until August 1941 when they first met a 'New' German fighter, it had a Radial engine. It outclassed the MkV spitfire totally and indeed was of great concern. This was when the first 'clipped wing Spitfire appeared. (A modified Mk V with it's wings clipped!) It was an attempt to increase speed at low level and it allowed a faster roll rate! Although it did improve the performance of the spitfire MkV at low level, it was still lacking behind the Fw190. However the Brits had a bit of luck when a German pilot flying an Fw190 'accidently' landed his aircraft at Pembrey airfield in South wales. It appears he got lost and mistakenly thought the Bristol channel was the English channel ! I can only presume that he either did not score well at the map reading/Navigation part of his training or had a defective Compass! Apparently upon realising his mistake he immediately tried to take off but was foiled by the quick thinking actions of an RAF sergeant Again it does not say how he foiled this attempt at escape but there are stories that he managed to get on the wing of the fighter and pointed his revolver or a large spanner at the bewildered pilot! This was a Gift to the RAF as they now had a pristine FW190, the type that was causing havoc with the Spit MkV's. RAF test pilots flew it in mock combat dog fights with the Spitfire Mk5 and just as was feared, it proved to be far superior, However a joint collaboration with Rolls Royce and Vickers Supermarine eventually resulted in the Spitfire MkIX, which first flew in June 1942 and once again put Britain back into the lead! Some say this was the archetypal Spitfire! It still had graceful lines and a more powerful Merlin engine ( before the appearance of the Griffon engine spitfires) But it still flew with the grace and precision of the Mk II and MkV's! This new version Merlin engine had a 2 stage Supercharger which gave this new Spitfire differing levels of Power for the different altitudes, this greater Power resulted in a 4 bladed prop as opposed to the 3 bladed version as seen on the MkI, and MkII spitfires of Battle of Britain fame! It also had a slightly larger tail fin once again to aid in stability with the new powerplant. Incidentally this spitfire usually had cannons as can be seen on the wing. Battle of Britain Spitfire Mk I and Mk II's generally had 4 X 303 machine guns in each wing, and although a few spitfires were fitted with early Hispano 20mm cannons during the Battle of Britain these few were soon abandoned after the cannons locked up after firing a few rounds, sometimes as little as 1 shell being fired. Plus these early cannon experimental spitfires had just that...1x a 20mm canon in each wing and nothing else unlike the later spitfires which could have, say 2 x 20mm canon in each wing or 1 x 20mm cannon and 2 machine guns in each wing. This was after the teething problems of the early Hispano cannons had been resolved. Basically the later Spitfires including the MkIX could be fitted with these different wing/gun configuration and I believe the correspond wing layouts were given a letter to identify, i.e. wing type A, type B etc. Also the Machine guns were 'upped' to the browning 50 cal ( although not 4 in each wing as the 303 versions were) Having given a brief concise history of the early Spitfire types and yes I know there were various versions of the MKV, and MK IX to name but a few and no doubt bored a few people, it was great to see Squirrel back and I appreciate the early lessons he gave on MSFS2020! Without them I would be still stuck on the virtual ground in my virtual Cessna! I may be a fan of aviation but did not have a clue on PC flight sims! (well I am 63!) Once again. Thankyou Squirrel

I used to go to Duxford every year for a bus show just so me & my dad could wander round and have a look at all the aircraft. One of the most enjoyable memories I have as a kid seeing these kind of machines up close basking in the sun on the tarmac or in the hangers

flew from Dutch to Unalaska in a crap storm in VR last week. Brings back old memories.

Beautiful video, thank you very much! Your takeoff and landing were a lot smoother than mine. I'm currently on a tour around the UK in this plane and love every minute of it :) Perfect timing as it arrived just after the UK world update.

Nice review. Some advice on landing: I’ve flown a Boeing Stearman in the real world for a couple of years and it has the same problem regarding visibility on final. There are two things you can do to improve this. One is to fly final using a forward slip down to the point where you would flair before straightening out (and then as my instructor on the Stearman would say you pray ;-)) and the second is to perform a much smaller circuit where your base is a circle arriving on final at the runway pretty much where you would flair (and then same procedure regarding praying).

I grew up with this Spitty WRr Evelyn based at the airforce base within walking distance from me and used to watch her flown around once a month. Spitfire LF. IX PT672 Evelyn. Built as Spitfire LF IX MA793 at Castle Bromwich in 1943, this aircraft went to South Africa in 1948. In 1975 it was painstakingly restored to airworthy condition to represent SAAF Spitfire PT672. She was sold to an American collector in the 80's and never seen in public again.

Flyingiron released an update today for this plane. Quite the changelog - you shold review the updated version

Duxford looks spot on, went there in August and saw a Hurricane, Tiger Moth and a Harvard flying around!

I work in the building on the right just before your cross the m11 coming into land. Unbelievable detail.

Welcome back Squirrel!

That touchdown was as smooth as they come. Nicely done mate.

Beautifully smooth landing!

The light reflected from surfaces with differing levels of gloss/matte. This game is insane.

Looks great. Now we just need Browning's and some 109's.

Southampton is the only (I think) UK city that is modelled completely accurately, so you can fly the Spitfire over its hometown!

I had a Tiger Moth flight here which was fantastic. A Spitfire was parked about 10 yards away from me as I was waiting and it started up. The prop wash from the Merlin was great!

I live in Stoke on Trent we have a museum in Hanley with a statue of RJ Mitchell outside and a spitfire inside. It’s absolutely awesome to see up-close, way bigger than I imagined it would be from games and movies.

OMG Squirrel where have you been we missed you and also Spitfire is my fav much love happy saturday

Thank you. Nice demonstration. An incredibly improvement in detailed landscape since I flew with FS last time.

Great video! I'm impressed by the details in the graphics and the engine sound. Thank you for the invitation to fly into Duxford. In fact, I have already done that; in the early 1990s did I arrive from Norway in a Fuji FH-200. There were about 100 visiting aeroplanes, but everything was well organized. A great experience.

As a long time War Thunder player, this really warms my heart, Spit looks amazing.

SO happy to see you back Squirrel !

Welcome back to the RU-vid and Flight Sim sphere sir. I was tempted to buy the Spitfire, but just got the Just Flight Piper and wanted to take a week or so enjoying that before buying this beast. I gotta admit it does look like a load of fun and even some challenge with those takeoffs and landings.

Wow the amount of detail is incredible

She has been modeled in the same colours as the SAAF spit restored in South Africa about 30 years ago called "Evelyn" which was a 40 squadron aircraft flown by Bob Rogers in the war.

So cool that you can take off from duxford been there so many times

The attention to detail in this sim is stunning. Even the museum's military vehicle arena is totally accurate and correct.

Sir, You now have a new subscriber - that was absolutely fantastic! It's been years since I messed about with MS Flight Simulator - back then, it was on a 4:3 monitor and an AMD X4 CPU. Today, things are much, much improved and I look forward to installing this on my PC. Happy days...nice one Squirrel! 👍👍👍

You're not kidding about that "sudden movements" and rudder-to-the-right jig when taking off. I have my yaw set to stick twist since I don't have pedals and it's really tough to control on the runway because of the immense sensitivity. Your video really helped me though. My granddad flew a Mk Vb back in the war and I'm wanting to kind of experience what he went through... I'm amazed at how difficult it is.

I have Been to Duxford many times what a fantastic day out well wroth it. I will have to wait to go again to Duxford because I am living in South Wales so hopefully the lockdown ends soon.

Love the video, will have to pursue getting games like this now that I am retired owing to Covid. When I flew aircraft with long engines like my first Chipmunk, or my Stampe SV4, I use to side slip in, or crab, or request a curving approach, mainly because I'm not very tall !!!! I'm saving up to go in the dual Spit from Duxford as one of my bucket list. Thinking about it, I'm just going to have to get this simulator. Really enjoyed the video, watched it twice already. Thanks again, excellent flying on your part, Rick Bulldog

I had the opportunity today to launch out the P47 Thunderbolt from Duxford today. It came to RAF Lakenheath for a ceremony. Absolutely beautiful aircraft built in 1945.

I don't know how i ended up here, but i enjoyed the hell out of this video.

Nice work. Smooth take off and nice landing. I have crash landed more often than not. But I am working on it.

Hi Squirrel . Really good to see you back. What an impressive video and aircraft. Wow👏 Many thanks Noel.

“In flight there are some things we have to watch out for”... Ze Germans!?!

Pilots flying onto aircraft carriers perfected the turn to landing so no problem with visibility over the nose .

man, have I miss you!!!! welcome back Squirrel !!!!!! 👌🏻

Thank you, just bought it in the sale.

Welcome back and many thanks for your insights into this wonderful mod.

Good to see you back 👍

I used to live about a half mile mile from Stansted airport. The noise when the passenger jets came over our house! We could stand in the front bedroom and watch the planes land on the runway. For a five year old the jet engines were a bit traumatic, but we got used to it. Guests would get terrified if they were in the garden!

This game is absolutely amazing im blown away omg im loving this on the series x 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

I only live a couple miles away from Duxford, so it's funny seeing places you know so well. They even got a little turning area "just" (on a bike it's 10 mins down the road) off the end of the runway correct. The buildings not so much, but it's not far off.

Cycle the End key to move from internal to external view, and you can still maintain control. Use you mouse to zoom in or out as well.

Always fly a curved and short final in warbird, never a long straight in, start and shutdown in to wind is wise. Class video though :)

Nice to have you back!! Hope all is well.

I loved your Trucking Diaries episodes on ETS2 & ATS. Great to see you back.

Geoffrey Wellum in First Light said the knack of landing a Spit was to make a diagonal final in order to be able to judge where to touch down

The 'clipped wing' version wasn't released during the Battle of Britain. Clipped wings were first made available on the Mk V and introduced in late 1941, in an attempt to improve the aircraft's roll-rate when engaged in combat with the FW 190. Both clipped and tipped versions of the Spitfire wing are considered to be elliptical in form.

Bottom middle instrument on the Spitfire is a directional Gyro (DG), the magnetic compass is low and near the bottom of the joystick. Pilot refers to the compass compass then sets the DG to the magnetic heading. Retired instrument basher. Eric J Horder

Nice takeoff and smooth landing. That's good job!

Loved the flight - nothing like a Spitfire for pure looks, and the Merlin for a soundtrack.

Spitfire

Finally a video I actually like from Squirrel, more like the squirrel of old, the home of simulation that got long forgotten.

Come to Kent in Summer - good chance you'll at least hear a Spit if not See one. You hear the Merlin engine first.

He's back! Great video. Neat plane.

"Sporty" would be a very generous way to describe my takeoffs in this lol... Thanks for this though. Helps a lot!

Could quite happily watch the flight section of this on a loop

Squirrel I'm so glad to see you back on this channel. I missed your content. Especially on Microsoft Flight Simulator. I'm looking to get the Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant and I saw your unboxing but I've been waiting for your review on it.

What a landing Paul, nicely done.

Beautiful video! The aircraft livery is actually that of South African Air Force Spitfire named ‘Evelyn’ that flew in South Africa after restoration in the 1980’s. The same Spitfire is currently stored in a museum in Brazil.

Thank you for allowing me back to a Duxford airshow! The detail is stunning! You should do a vid in partnership with IWM!

I can hear my instructor screaming to use the rudder watching this.

Duxford was a great choice as a starting point. I love that place

Is there anything sexier than a Spitfire in flight? I have a family connection to this plane, my gran was a ferry pilot in the WAAF and one of the many aircraft types she flew to the front the Spitfire was her favourite. Now this caused issues at gran and grandad’s house as grandad was a RAF pilot and flew the Hurricane, so you can imagine the arguments! My gran taught me to fly and it was very moving (and scary at times) to be taught by her. My gran was and remains my hero, when we’d go flying she’d tell me stories of her exploits during the war and it was magnificent. Grandad continued in the RAF until the late 60’s retiring a wing commander, gran was unceremoniously booted out of service after the war because women pilots were no longer needed.

Great job, bloody awesome just enough detail to make it incredibly realistic, reminded me flying a T6 perfect three point landing sir.👌

I'm just so impressed at this game/simulator. Stunning.

You leave the canopy open at 160mph and on ground so you can stick your head out the cockpit so you can see around the front of the aircraft

Nice aeroplane. I have never seen a tail wheel take off in the sim look so good .

I think I’m going to have to buy this Spitfire, it’s abit pricey for 1 plane but it looks and sounds great. I’m off to Duxford museum with my dad in a few weeks, well looking forward to it. Haven’t been there since I was 10/12 years old (43 now)

"In flight there are some things we will need to watch out for..." Slightly disappointed you didn't say being bounced by a group of 109s from out of the sun!

That “hey guys, squirrel here” is why we all needed

Thanks for this review Squirrel, what a gorgeous model! I was surprised to hear you emphasise no rudder trim on takeoff, and I’m concerned about what on Earth made those marks on the canopy! Also, are you familiar with the curved approach used by Spitfires and other taildragging fighters for landing? It would make life easier for you 👍

I hope dcs like fighter models come to the game. I miss fsxs fa 18 with all cockpit view etc

So good to have you back, Squirrel! 🙌

It's crazy to think modern piston aircraft still use so many features from planes designed in the 1940's. Fascinating stuff!

Nice flight and demo, thanks!

My friend worked on a Speedfire in Duxford . i have seen few airshows there

Just got back into watching your vids, good thing you're back again!

Very nice take off! beautifully controlled.

my great uncle said he preferred the meteor to the spit as it was easier to land and take off in, that torque could turn the spit over