March 19, 2004 at 11:07 am
Have any of you lot tried aerobatics, whats it like and do any of you hold an aerobatic rating? Whats the Extra 300 like to fly?
Have any of you made a living with aerobatics if your PPL/CPL by using sponsors?
Regards
R.weaver
Safe legla flying
By: Aces High - 12th March 2013 at 19:36
Bob Pooler – Slingsby Firefly
Aerobatic display in a Slingsby Firefly T67M MK2, flown by Bob Pooler at Sleap Airfield, EGCV…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH1Xr4-w4ug
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Thanks for the Tiger Moth flight post Dave.
By: Dave Wilson - 11th March 2013 at 21:59
Much as I appreciate the skill involved in high tec aeros I think this is the epitome of having a good time.
[YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE]
By: Aces High - 7th March 2013 at 07:31
Diana Gomes da Silva (Portugal) – Pitts S-2B
Diana Gomes da Silva photo shoot with her Pitts S-2B…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xLlm4BVj2I
Diana displaying her Pitts S-2B – Festival Aereo de Cadiz 2011…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXteHVV1Kvs
By: Aces High - 6th March 2013 at 23:36
Renny Price – SU-29
Renny Price interview in 2009…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjgiRFhYgXA
Renny flying his Sukhoi SU-29 at the Oregon International Airshow on August 20, 2011, in Hillsboro, Oregon…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVfsWyvp7JA
By: Aces High - 6th March 2013 at 06:58
Marek Hyka (Czech Republic) – Extra 300L and Sbach 300
Marek Hyka flying his Extra 300L (cockpit and wing cameras)…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKJGHLdgL8w
Marek displaying the Sbach 300 – CIAF 2012…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7nRykfiSGo
By: Aces High - 6th March 2013 at 00:29
Urs Vogelsang (Switzerland) – Votec 351
Urs Vogelsang flying an MSW Aviation Votec 351 at Tannkosh 2010 (wing camera)…
http://vimeo.com/15916567
Urs displaying at an event (ground view)…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPis2mZPbN8
http://www.mswaviation.ch/votec-351.html
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Urs Vogelsang’s father designed the Votec 351.
By: Aces High - 5th March 2013 at 06:49
Gene Soucy – Grumman ShowCat
On to page three…
Thanks to all who have posted so far. 😀
The best way to start this page is with Gene Soucy displaying his Grumman G-164 ShowCat…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmllzq5emdI
By: Aces High - 5th March 2013 at 00:03
Frank Versteegh (Dutch) – Extra 300L
Frank Versteegh – Airshow Promo 2012…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YtaMS3Ke-U
Frank at Oostwold Airport Airshow in June 2009…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL7_ylieBU0
By: Aces High - 4th March 2013 at 06:26
Paul Andronicou (Australia) – Extra 300S
Paul Andronicou – Cumulus Estate Winery display Feb 2011…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M837Ul1r1lk
Paul having a practice display – Sunshine Coast Airport October 2012…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp-A_RxDkrQ
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Paul Andronicou is a Melbourne based aerobatic air show display & unlimited category competition pilot. He also built and flies a Vans RV8.
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Paul Andronicou & Richard Wiltshire – Australian Aerobatic Team on Win News iin 2011…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpsbz1RofgU
By: Aces High - 3rd March 2013 at 21:27
Castor Fantoba (Spain) – SU-26M and SU-31
Castor Fantoba AFC Promo SU-31 2012…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWpu6pZTStQ
Castor at EAC 2010 with his SU-26…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6xMjWK0aEM
Castor Fantoba the winner of the FAI Mamaia WEAF 2009 in his SU-26M…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwlLaj0vezo
By: Aces High - 3rd March 2013 at 08:16
Aerobatic Yakkers – Yak-52’s – Romania
Aerobatic Yakkers from Romania fly three Yak-52 aircraft…
Aerobatic Yakkers Promo 2010…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yClJuuOcuDo
Aerobatic Yakkers display 2011…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH0aFeVoPOY
By: Aces High - 2nd March 2013 at 23:43
Krisakti – Extra 300/330 – Malaysia
The Malaysia Aerial Display Team, officially known as “KRISAKTI” is Malaysia’s first fulltime national air display team. They fly Extra 300/330’s…
Aircraft assembly and painting…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OxkA3K5nkY
By: Aces High - 2nd March 2013 at 06:47
Lauren Richardson – Pitts S-1S
I posted Lauren’s promo video at the top of page two of this thread and posted a video of the winter strip when the smoke system was installed on page one.
In February…
After receiving the permit to test the new smoke system in ‘KDR, Lauren took the Pitts up to try out the system in all the various attitude and loading possibilities
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp6X7LjSyFc
Lauren’s bio…
http://www.biplanedisplays.com/pilot.html
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Pitts S-1S:
G-BKDR was originally built in 1982, but the paint scheme only dates back to her rebuild in 1999.
Lauren has airshow bookings for her debut season on the UK airshow scene this year…
By: Aces High - 28th February 2013 at 21:02
TRIG Aerobatic Team – Pitts Special S-1D’s
The 2011 Promo…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WSP705b0Hg
http://www.trigaerobaticteam.com/site/
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Pilots:
Team Lead Richard Grace (son of Carolyn and Nick Grace).
Dave Puleston
both Richard and Dave also display The Grace Spitfire ML407 when not flying with the Trig Team.
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Pitts Special S-1D:
G-IIIP
G-PIII (formerly G-BETI)
The team’s aircraft are powered by Avco Lycoming IO-360 engines generating 180HP, powering a fixed pitch metal propeller. This gives them a top speed of 200mph, and with a max weight of only 522 kilograms. This power to weight ratio allows fantastic aerobatic performance and an astonishing climb performance of over 2500 feet per minute.
By: Aces High - 28th February 2013 at 07:27
Randy Harris in his Skybolt 300 – EAA 2011 (cockpit view)…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfTPkGQjo1c
Some highlights of Randy’s display from the ground…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOEi91HlUyI
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The Skybolt 300 is a modern biplane design similar to the Pitts Special but is larger and more powerful. The Skybolt has a wing span 24 feet and is powered by a modified Lycoming engine producing over 300 horsepower.
By: Aces High - 27th February 2013 at 06:48
Gary Rower – Stearman
Gary Rower and his Stearman Promo…
http://vimeo.com/44630907
Gary with a beautiful display – Twilight in Denver (2007)…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QUaEruQ1tY
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Gary’s Stearman…
Engine: Nine-cylinder 450 horse power Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior.
The Stearman is fitted with a fuel and oil system capable of sustained inverted flight, and has a nine-foot propeller.
By: Aces High - 27th February 2013 at 01:00
Francesco Fornabaio (Italy) – Extra 300L
Francesco Fornabaio and his Extra 300L Promo…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIyW5g-Lwnk
Francesco at “Insubria Air Show” 2009…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WHHW5FB1sM
By: Aces High - 26th February 2013 at 07:01
The Flying Bulls Aerobatic Team – 4 x Zlin 50 LX’s
Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team over Palanga…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH6On9bvvGY
Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team, Michalkow Air-show, 2012…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAq5Rvy4LgI
The team fly Zlin 50 LX’s
http://www.flyingbulls.cz/
By: Aces High - 25th February 2013 at 00:51
Glen Dell (South Africa) – Slick 360
Glen Dell talks about and gives demonstration flights of the Slick 360 and Slick 540 production aircraft with superb visuals…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbV8c1DAPMo
Glen testing the Slick 360 prototype…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McN5gsXwKXg
http://www.glendellaerobatics.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=66
By: Aces High - 24th February 2013 at 19:16
Matt Chapman – Laser Z230
A promo video for Matt and his Laser Z230 he built and displayed back in the 80’s/90’s…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwWBtvYOihU