Originally Posted by
Slopey
@Terry - what has this got to do with Maurice Kirk? Why bring him up??
He is highly skilled competent at doing them. I've done several thousand (in gliders!) and really haven't got the inclination to practice them without a "live engine". That increases the risk, unless you are very skilled, and if you are as skilled as the chap in the video why practice it! That said, Bob Hoover, like this chap, entertained people by doing it and became a legend! However I wouldn't want people renting my aeroplanes and doing it in a 172!