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Eyeing over my logbook, it’s been nine months since my last solo flight, and that was just a quick jolly in the training area to do some aerobatics. My last solo nav flight was over a year ago. I’m currently working towards getting a Commercial Pilots License which I’ll hopefully attain sometime next year, but […]
Flew another practice flight today to try and work on 3 specific maneuvers: Barrel Rolls – try to get the roll rate constant and come out on the same height Stall Turns (hammerhead) – trying to get the yaw straighter and again come out at the same height (previously had been below entry height on […]
Had another aerobatic training flight today in the Robin R2160. This time we were focussing on tidying up my stall turns and slow rolls and adding them into sequences. Key learnings were: MORE POSITIVE on the rudder (still). Getting better at slow rolls but still need more rudder input at the 1/4 and 3/4 positions. […]
I thought I’d give head mounting my GoPro a trial today for an aerobatic practise flight. I’m not all that happy with the result to be honest. Either I mounted the camera incorrectly (most likely explanation) or head mounting isn’t the best view for aerobatic flight. Either way, the resulting view isn’t as good as […]
Here’s a short video of my aerobatic flight this afternoon practising stall turns and adding them into the aerobatic sequence I’ve been learning: Loop – stall turn – aileron roll – wingover – steep turn It also shows a tailslide after failing to carry enough momentum into a stall turn and flipping us back down […]
I got a taste of fomation flying today as we flew out to the training area alongside the school’s Pitts special that was taking a customer out for a joy flight. Matt (my instructor) handled the formation take-off and climb-out then handed over and had me follow Chris in the Pitts as we climbed from […]
Today marked the final dual flight before a big aviation milestone for me – my first solo aerobatic flight. For today’s dual consolidation lesson we went over the main ‘Advanced Aircraft Control’ maneuvers once again just to confirm to the Chief Flying Instructor that I was (in his eyes) competent to go out there and do […]
Here’s a short video of the aerobatic sequence I’m currently learning from two different views. The first looking forward with all turns to the left, the second looking back into the cockpit with all turns to the right. Filmed on two GoPro HD cameras flying in VH-ZXY with Red Baron in Sydney out of Bankstown […]
I used to get scared silly whenever the word “stall” was mentioned in a pre-flight briefing. When I was a student pilot I remember very well the dread I felt before my first lesson on stalling. The thought of letting the instructor pull my power and allowing my plane to ‘fall out of the sky’ […]
