Aerobatics practise with loops, barrel rolls, stall turns and slow rolls

It’s been over a year since I flew a plane upside down, let alone tried a competition loop or tried to keep my lines sharp on a hammerhead. So whilst I was in Sydney over Christmas I booked an aerobatics refresher flight with Red Baron Flight Training to shake off some rust. We started with […]

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Aerobatics barrel rolls, stall turns (hammerhead) and slow rolls

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 […]

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[VIDEO] Aerobatic flight – loops, stall turns, wingovers, slow rolls and barrel rolls

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. […]

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