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Was a totally unscientific experiment at the spur of the moment when we had 0.1 left in a lesson.
When CC reads this I think I know what he will be thinking
That video we lovingly prepared, was not spur of the moment.
I do not consider myself a Bob Hoover either, far from it. I would love to have the skill and talent CC has lost/forgotten, let alone what he has left. I do have a very high grade of flying friends, aerobatic performers with low level waivers etc. and many airline guys. I am a mere morsal of plankton in the food chain, but I am happy to pull 45 deg AOB if I have to at low level.
This is not something for the guy about to sit his GFPT, but heck....when you do PPL training, and a bit of steep turn training, what are you actually doing that for? To make them scared of "steep turns" over 25 degrees? I know that is not what you think, but it seems this is not what gets produced.
45 degrees AOB should not be a problem.
Nothing more to say here other than refer all Chimbu Chucks posts. And remember depending on the equipment in use, you need to set minimums.