Approaching Aerobatics

Daveontheroad11 · #1 03-23-2015, 05:51 PM

All,

Can anybody post here, or PM to me, Van Grunsven's 2000 Sport Aerobatics article "Approaching Aerobatics", please. Cannot find on internet anywhere (odd). I am an EAA and IAC member, but their archives could not find this. Wild Goose Chase perhaps on my part?

Dave

sandifer · #2 03-23-2015, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Daveontheroad11

I am an EAA and IAC member, but their archives could not find this.

Did you call or just look on the website? SA online archives only go back to '06.

Google fu -

Year 2000 Month 12 Page 09 Magazine Sport Aerobatics Article
Approaching Aerobatics by Dick Van Grunsven (4 pgs)

As a member benefit, you can obtain a copy of an EAA-published magazine article listed above, free of charge, by calling EAA Membership Services at 1-800-564-6322. Please have the name of the magazine, year, month and page number ready when calling to make a request. Sorry, we cannot provide reprints of non-EAA magazine articles.

eddieseve · #3 03-23-2015, 08:01 PM

Do you mean "An Aerobatic Epistle" ?

What is your email address I can send it to you

Cheers

sandifer · #4 03-23-2015, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by eddieseve

Do you mean "An Aerobatic Epistle" ?

No, he's talking about an article in the IAC magazine. "An Aerobatic Epistle" is linked here on VAF:

http://www.vansairforce.net/safety/A...ticEpistle.pdf

Daveontheroad11 · #5 03-23-2015, 08:14 PM

Right, I am looking for "Approaching Aerobatics" by Van Grunsven, Sport Aerobatics December 2000. As an earlier poster posted, I can get it tomorrow from EAA by calling. Online Archives only go back to 2006. If anyone has it, please PM to me. If anybody wants it, I will try to post it here or If I cannot I can PM to whomever wants it.

Dave

PS, Thank you for posting the link to "Aerobatic Epistle". I will read that, too.

Daveontheroad11 · #6 03-24-2015, 05:10 PM

All,

Approaching Aerobatics and An Aerobatic Epistle are the same article! So, if anybody wants it see the earlier post of this thread with a link. I found the article to be really good.

Dave

Bill Dicus · #7 03-25-2015, 04:53 PM

Hi Dave: I read that article multiple times, liked it and found it very useful. Van has written some other pieces on rate of control application and smooth flying as well. My Bible during the time I was trying to learn aerobatics was a book called Aerobatics by Neil Williams, which I think you can still obtain through the EAA. This was very helpful to me and I can recommend it highly. Good luck with your quest. Bill

Daveontheroad11 · #8 03-25-2015, 09:19 PM

Thanks, Bill. I will check it out. I've read Basic Aerobatics by Szuvory and Goulian. Very good.

RV7Ron · #9 03-26-2015, 07:40 AM

The best one I've read, by far, is "Better Aerobatics" by Alan Cassidy. He really does a good job of explaining the nuances of just about each and every maneuver you can think of.

sandifer · #10 03-26-2015, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RV7Ron

The best one I've read, by far, is "Better Aerobatics" by Alan Cassidy. He really does a good job of explaining the nuances of just about each and every maneuver you can think of.

+1 there. Alan's book helped me much more than any of the others, and IMO is by far a more accurate, exhaustive, and detailed work than any other acro book out there. Those with only a mild passing interest in acro may prefer the "lighter" Goulian/Szurovy book, but Alan's book is a must have for anyone with serious aerobatic interest.