Re: I Taught Myself IFR
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:21 pm
A poor workman blames his tools. That's you.Obviously, my RV doesn't have the required power to weight ratio or an inverted system
Because I'm such a stupid pilot compared to you, I removed the initial "no-aerobatic"
restriction from many RV's. I did most of the models, IIRC: RV-6, RV-7, RV-8.
The RV does wonderful surface level aerobatics, and I look forward to seeing your
video. Because I'm so stupid, here is a sequence for you to perform in your RV with
no inverted systems:
Take off. Accelerate level to end of runway
Wingover. As you well know, energy-gain maneuver.
Descend back to surface. High speed low pass
At end of runway, pull +4G and 1/2 inside half cuban-8 - spiral the half roll to avoid negative G
Back to surface at runway center
At end of runway, pull +4G and 1/2 inside half cuban-8 - spiral the half roll to avoid negative G
Back to surface at runway center. Inside loop.
At end of runway, wingover, back to surface
At center runway, pull +4G to vertical and 1/4 roll to show the crowd the top of your airplane.
Hammerhead pivot and 1/4 roll, pull +4G from the vertical downline to level at the surface
Easy as pie. Because I'm such a shit pilot compared to any Canadian, I could jump into your
airplane and fly that sequence that I just designed.
Now, I can't possibly fly your airplane better than you. That would do permanent damage to
your feelings because I am so stupid, and such a shit pilot compared to you.
Therefore, the above sequence should be trivial for you to perform. I look forward to your video.
Talk to me about entry and top gates. How might that be applicable to your inside loop? What
is the appropriate action to take, for a blown entry gate? For a blown top gate? This might seem
stupid to you, but it's how you stay alive, flying surface acro. Remember Marcus Paine?
Because I'm so stupid, Wayne Harper approved many of my sequences to fly at airshows over
the years. Send the above sequence to him for review.
Talk to me about how you spiral the half-roll at the end of the 1/2 inside cuban-8 to maintain
positive G, and thus not require inverted systems. It's incredibly fucking simple, and even a
really stupid pilot like me figured it out, and taught aerobatic instructors on the Grob at OAS
how to fly aerobatics with only positive G, because their Grob didn't have inverted systems.
Do you teach a lot of new class 2 aerobatic instructors, John? Do you show them how to
fly a surface aerobatic sequence in an airplane with no inverted systems and only seeing
+4/0 on the G meter at the end of the flight?
I remember adding aircraft to my airshow pilot card, that had no inverted systems. The
Citabria and PT-22 Ryan come to mind. They both do nice surface acro, right John?
I have watched really skilled pilots - they would be stupid, compared to a Canadian - doing
a four point roll immediately after takeoff, in aircraft with no inverted systems.
Because you're so smart John, and they are all so stupid compared to you, please explain
to me what technique they used.