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Old 27th May 2003, 11:42
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Danger Please desist

I fear that even the discussion on this thread will have the effect of encouraging pilots to try these illegal acts.

The aircraft flight manual (or these days POH) tells you what manoeuvers are permitted or forbidden. Stick to it.

Has anyone stopped to think about how the maintenance regime is designed on an aircraft? Just because an airframe has a design ultimate load of 'x' does not mean that you can fly to 'x' on an regular basis without wearing something out. The servicing schedule accounts for the types of flight operation which is 'normal' for that type of aircraft. By conducting aeros in a non aerobatic aircraft you are voiding the protection afforded by the maintenance schedule.

I cannot imagine that an aeros trained pilot would be foolish enough to conduct aeros in a non aero aircraft so shall address this to non rated pilots.

If you want to try aeros, hire an aerobatic aircraft and a properly endorsed instructor and do it in a professional manner.

Have some regard to what is covered before aerobatics endorsements are granted and think about why it is covered. Do you know how to instinctively recover from a UA? A real one not the wimpy ones you may do on your Command Instrument Rating. Do you know how to recover that aircraft from an incipient spin? developed spin? inverted spin? Indeed, is it possible to recover your aircraft type from one? What is the Va for the aircraft? What does it mean? What is 'g' stalling? What visibility would you have to see the nearest horizon? At what IAS will the engine reach its rev limit for a given throttle position?

Do you know how your seat is held in position? What happens to the stresses on the locking mechanism as you roll the seat on its side? What happens to your seat belt if you put a negative g pull on it. Without a four or five point harness how much will you slide sideways out of the seat? Will the doors stay locked? What about all the seat cushions, tie down chocks, control locks and fuel drains falling about the cockpit and cargo area? Will they jam the controls or the control cables, smash the perspex windows? Will oil come out the vent all over the windscreen? Will fuel slosh away from the inlets? What is the stick force per 'g' and displacement required in the different situations? Oh, and rolling 'g' is not just a theory it is a fact, as is turbulence gust factors.

Think about it and then decide NO NO NO!

Regards,

P.S. Do you know how many people have died doing unauthorised aeros? Do you really want to be amongst them?
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