After 5 years waiting for restoration, finally the Avios Tropical Spitfire MkVb is back in the air. I've been waiting a long time for this!

She lost the nose after throwing a prop blade in flight, back in 2019.
Restored to her former looks, and converted to digital DJI in the process. I also replaced the old Henge pan servo with a butter smooth Check Six servo from Motionsic I normally choose a BAG for this kind of install, but I would have had to chop up the 3d printed pilot, so I settled for just swapping the servo.

Thanks to Andy Moore for ground video, Barry Sace my competent observer, and Tom Connors flying the other Spitfire.

Music credit to The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, playing Mars (God of War) from the The Planets Suite, by Gustav Holst.