Backpacker wrote:
In fact, at our club the barrel roll is considered an advanced aerobatic manoeuvre and is not taught in the basic aerobatics course.
Indeed. In an article in Flyer magazine a few months ago Brain Lecomber described it an exceedingly dangerous manoeuver - its killed a few very experienced pilots.
There was a similar thread on the Flyer forums a week or two ago about
aerobatting a PA-28, with similar conclusions:
DON'T DO IT
Brooklands