Chuck
going back to an earlier video on the water skimming i wonder if its as dangerous as we think?
i would be surprised if a respected aerobatic team would all do something with high risk?
I know at a certain velocity divers hitting water are faced with certain death as the water is almost solid.
I would like to know these pilots technique?
Maybe at high speed the lake becomes almost like a runway. Maybe with brakes on the tyre profile pushes the aircraft away from the surface hence stopping the wheels from digging in?
Maybe a bit like skimming a flat pebble over water it only dives in when the velocity dies.
I don't know the answer! but had the same impression as you at first that the procedure was high risk. Now not so sure? Going off topic but just interested
if anyone knows?
You might get one Nutter individual out to kill himself but not an organised team and not flying it in formation?
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