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Old 11th Nov 2017, 07:52
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Originally Posted by patty50
This is their over the top marketing.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2wlvpJLcf-A

They show it as being practically unstallable and unspinnable. They tear around these lakes low level right next to sheer rock faces. Steep turns flying it like a fighter.


In Halliday’s video he’s doing crazy stuff you’d see in the RedBull Air Race.

Same same but different to the Cirrus. Play stupid games win stupid prizes.
I’d have to disagree with you.
I’m not seeing anything outrageous in the video. Steep turns can be done in any light airplane and they certainly didn’t do it in a reckless manner scraping the paint as you’re insinuating.
And “Red Bull” airrace flying is something completely different then a low pass over water.
I’m thinking he may have simply misjudged his altitude over calm water.

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