going back to an earlier video on the water skimming i wonder if its as dangerous as we think?
From what I have heard there have been a few who for whatever reason went end over end water skiing wheel equipped airplanes.
i would be surprised if a respected aerobatic team would all do something with high risk?
I can not answer that particular question as that team was in South Africa and I never held a South African Air Display Authority, mine was European and I got mine in 1997 when I was flying for the " French Flying Legends Organization " and held it until 2005 when I retired from that business.
In Europe we were restricted to a floor of 200 feet at all airshows so water skiing was a moot point for us.
The physics of such a display are quite well known, it is hydroplaning.
Hydroplaning works best with the brakes on as you can demonstrate with your car.
Is it high risk??
That is a question each pilot must answer for him / her self....for me it would have been because I needed my license to earn my living so water skiing an airplane was never really an appealing sport for me.
And I always felt I would rather be a live chicken than a dead duck.
