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Mar 14th, 2009 at 8:18pm

Mobius   Offline
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My instructor takes a video of all his students first aerobatic flights, but my first lesson was a spur-of-the-moment instrument/aerobatic hybrid lesson, so we took a video of one of my past flights.  I'm on the right (in the left seat) and my instructor Mike is one the left (oddly enough, all my flight instructors have been named Mike and my name is Mike as well Cheesy).

Rolls and a Loop:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHv19h4_Du0&feature=channel_page


Immelmans and a Reverse Half-Cuban Eight (listen closely @2:18 and you'll hear the engine sputter at negative G since the fuel system is gravity fed):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNATCuD63u8&feature=channel_page


Overhead Pattern to Landing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utd2z6Q4-4M&feature=channel_page


Just thought I'd share for anyone interested. Smiley
 

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Reply #1 - Mar 15th, 2009 at 1:40am

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Cool  Nice work there, very clean!

Reminds me I really need to get upside-down in an airplane again soon. Smiley
 

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Reply #2 - Mar 16th, 2009 at 8:06pm

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Love the look on your face while doing the loop in the first one Grin
 
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Reply #3 - Mar 17th, 2009 at 3:30pm

Mobius   Offline
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Grin Thanks guys.

It must look a lot cleaner than it really was, I'm still having trouble forcing myself to put opposite rudder in while inverted, which ends up in a rather nasty immelman, but it's still great fun.  Try to fit my 6' 5" frame in a 152 is rather interesting too... Grin Wink
 

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