If you fly like a “Wussy” you better go fly something else
The T6 Texan or Harvard is a heavy piece of metal with a fair amount of attitude. Its strong body language suggests that if you fly like a “Wussy” you better go fly something else.
The Origins of Competition Aerobatics
Aerobatics started before the First World War. Some of it by mistake, such as Wilfred Parkes first successful, albeit unintentional recovery from a spin in 1912; and some of it gutsy adventurism, for example the brave Russian Nesterov
Flying beautiful loops
The loop is the “grandfather” of all aerobatic manoeuvres. Since it is the easiest to do and takes the least time to learn, it is usually the first manoeuvre that I teach. Before aerobatic training is commenced, the student should
Let’s fly the Pitts Special S2B and find out how to “Tame the beast!”
Starting up and getting going. Once you get over the fact that you can’t see very much from the back seat, flying the Pitts Special S2B is like flying any other taildragger.
How is competition aerobatics different from airshow aerobatics?
Competition Aerobatics is not what the Airshow public may think. There is very little showmanship or razzmatazz involved; in its pure form it is not ideally geared to entertainment; and there are very seldom large crowds
