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Category: Aerobatics
Turbine Toucan
The era of the biplane is over? Maybe not. Look at this turbine-powered beast, which sports a higher thrust-to-weight ratio than an F-16. Read more →
Air on a Six-String
I found a fantastic YouTube video of Sean Tucker’s airshow routine, set to the music of guitar legend Steve Morse. Read more →
RV Aerobatics
The aerobatic community’s largest untapped resource is sitting under our noses: the 5000+ experimental RVs and their pilots. Read more →
Bill Kershner Goes West
Saying goodbye to Bill Kershner, a legend in aerobatic and flight training circles for half a century. Read more →
Yet Another Aerobatic Video
OK, the 80’s style Jazzercise headbands don’t exactly fit the Top Gun image of a hot shot aerobatic pilot. This video is impressive nonetheless. Maybe there’s something to be said for having the prop turning the wrong way. Read more →
Forced Landing
Conventional wisdom — and statistics — tell us that a mechanical engine failure in a properly maintained aircraft is quite rare. Engine stoppage is usually caused by the dummy in the pilot seat.  Fuel exhaustion is by far the leading cause. Engine and fuel system mismanagement are also possibilities. There’s no shortage of creativity in this department. Until recently, I didn’t know very many people who’d ever… Read more →
Sport Aerobatics Article
Sport Aerobatics is the monthly magazine for the International Aerobatic Club. It’s a pretty good read. Of all the magazines I get — and there are quite a few of them – I like this one the most. It’s the smallest, but the content is right up my alley. “Let’s talk about aerobatics!”. The magazine is also one of the things IAC… Read more →
Another Day at the Blockhouse
Fellow IAC36 competitor James Pratt borrowed a digital video camera and made this video of his practice session in the Super Decathlon today. This is the aircraft I flew last season before moving into the S-2B. Speaking of which, the video is interesting because there’s a lot of talk about video systems right now. A two camera system is being… Read more →
We’re Going Ballistic, Mav
Alternative titles:  “A Place Called Vertigo”, or perhaps “How to Dismantle an Atomic Pitts” An F-14 has nothing on this baby. Speaking of which, isn’t it ironic that the Tomcat has been retired while the Pitts Special — a 1940’s design! — is entering it’s sixth decade of production? There’s just no end to the cool photography one can generate when you’ve got an airplane… Read more →