"I have spent thousands of hours flying formation
aerobatics at low altitude, and know a little bit about
avoiding mid-air collisions,"
Irrelevant in this context. If you're any good at formation flight (and I take it you are) every pilot in your formation will have predetermined escape routes if you lose sight especially during opposing aerobatics. That means you know what the other guy is going to do. Not so out in free airspace.
"but probably not as much
as you."
Sounds like you're trying to pick a fight as if you were still in the school yard. How about if we all just acknowledge your supremacy on this topic and avoid the fight?
BTW, using rudder to do anything but control yaw in a large aircraft with an engine out or crosswind takeoff/landing is exactly the wrong instinct. It is never used to control a dropped wing even in a stall.
Last edited by engfireleft; 22nd Sep 2014 at 17:53.