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I'm actually still in the USAF. The rules are very interesting regarding aerobatics & aerobatic instruction. I recommend taking at least a few hours worth of aerobatic instruction in a Pitts or Extra if you can get them. Getting instruction in an RV would be great too. It's not overly difficult, but it's certainly something you could kill yourself with easily.
I love those too! (Too bad it only looks that way through the tailcam.)N8RV said:
Another nice one, Bryan. Just last night I was thinking that it's been a while since either you or Frank had posted a video.
Frank, you're up
Ok, fine. I retract my request for you to get that video. ...Can I borrow your plane?
Thanks - I love it too! I've been thinking about a video of just low passes over scenic (unpopulated) places. Maybe I should start collecting footage for that.
Don't tempt me.
You're welcome - glad you liked it! At 1:15 I'm actually probably pulling about 2Gs (I'm in a left turn, right?). I may back off a little, but it was positive G the whole time. Optical illusion of light G?
Sometimes it's better that there's no proof.
Good point. I'm not sure how everyone else's is plumbed, but my motor quits fairly quickly once the g gets below 0.0. Flying around with 0 oil pressure isn't exactly the best thing you can do for your motor either. It definitely is easy to overshoot 0.5g when pushing. Let me make sure I say this somewhere in this thread: fly safely please everybody.
My fuel & oil system are not modified for "inverted" use. That's why I keep everything in the positive g region when doing aerobatics. It means you can't do perfect/textbook maneuvers (i.e. aileron rolls are not axial), but it's close enough for me. As long as you stay positive g, the engine doesn't know it's upside down.
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I make it a point to go upside down on every flight I do (if it's legal in the aircraft & my wife isn't aboard). I've done a few aerobatic maneuvers, but I'm still racking up more!
Ummmm....That was an unscheduled ground crew. There were some people out riding dirt bikes & such in the desert. Official statement: I stayed a legal distance away from all people on the ground. That puts me out of range to be able to tell if they had a camera.
Hey now, it's been MONTHS since my last one. Just get your plane done & make your own!My gawd..would you PLEASE stop posting these videos. And don't tell me to not look in the forums cuz somebody puts them on the FRONT PAGE.
Thanks - keep poundin' those rivets!
It really depends what I'm trying to do. If I want a snappy start or stop, I'll do as good of a step input as I can. There's nothing wrong with smooth/fluid inputs either...it just depends.
Do it! Fight's on!!
Well, the flight I recorded this on was right after I got done wrestling with a fuel pressure problem...that turned out to not be a problem at all. It is amazing how the background music changes the feel of the video. To steer clear of copyright violations, I don't release videos without permission from the artist.
Alright, that's two people. I'm going to have to make an all low level flying video before too long.
This is the camera I use: http://www.supercircuits.com/Security-Cameras/Bullet-Security-Cameras/PC221-HR They seem to work well & my tailcam has held up to lots of rain & even some ice & snow. You need something else to record the video though - they're just a camera with an RCA video output. I'd love to find some HD bullet cameras that were affordable. Maybe someday...
I fired up the tailcam & cockpit cameras again & shot some video yesterday. Here's "Pressure:"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRb9ZOxCqLI&fmt=18
Enjoy!
(By the way, if you read my thread from the other day...my fuel pressure's fine.
Thanks! Speeds depend on the plane's weight, engine, prop, how many g's you want to pull, etc. For a -6 with an O-360 & constant speed prop, 180mph indicated seems to work well for over-the-top maneuvers & 160 works for rolling maneuvers. I recommend getting some aerobatic instruction though with someone familiar with RVs. It's easy to do basic aerobatics, but it's also very easy to end up in a very unfamiliar situation.
