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I was thinking of a whole bunch of funny replies, but I think a more serious answer would be deserved too.
If you knew TheGorrilla, you'd have put the effort into taking the proverbial out of him too - he deserves nothing less. However on a serious note...
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Another input you'd need would be for a g-meter so that you can enter your loop with a fixed value, say 4G, and reduce the Gs over the top to 2Gs.
If you're pulling 2G at the top of a loop, you need help. 1G if your granny is on board, otherwise FLAB, taking the actual box wind into account.
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And the third additional input you'd probably need would be an Angle of Attack sensor, so you know exactly when to pull the stick all the way back to enter a spin or snap roll.
You're trying to flick it, not kill it....just enough for 3G generally does the trick.
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Of course, I'm assuming here that the AP has direct GPS input as well to know the exact location of the box, to calculate wind drift and so forth.
As it happens, we've been looking at GPS as a means of determining position during a sequence, but from a judging perspective - but using civilian kit on a reasonable budget, still doesn't seem to be a reliable mechanism when it comes to Advanced/Unlimited sequences.
I understand that negotiations are underway with a well-known military contractor to supply a ground-based tracking system as an automated line-judge at the upcoming World Aerobatic Championships which will be held at Silverstone this year - and on a more general note to the private flying community, please review NOTAMs for the area for August 18th-29th; you never know - the aforementioned ground-based tracking system may still have the military parts attached to deal with unwelcome box incursions.