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Old 1st Mar 2008, 08:27
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TheOddOne
 
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Aerobatics???!!!

I've just watched the video of the Pioneer330 and it was just a series of recoveries from unusual attitudes with smoke, not aerobatics as we would define them. However, the blurb says +6-3 which should be good enough for Standard, at least, probably Intermediate.

Most aerobatic a/c have fixed undercarriage, not sure if the additional mass and complexity of retracts is worth it for aeros. The only retract a/c on the UK aerobatic compeition scene is the Yak 52.

PS those folk clustered around the prop at the end made me wince, somebody should have moved them!

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