Aerobatics!
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I was lucky enough this week to get a jolly in a firefly with Bob Poole at Sleap aerodrome. I thought I'd probably lose my lunch, but I was fine. I loved every minute. If I lived up that way, I'd definitely do some lessons with him. As he said to me when we lined up "Aerobatics is the second best thing a man can do". After that, I'm inclined to agree with him. Just Awesome! Thanks Bob. 
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Pizza, here's the link to the BAeA website, yours doesn't work.
For anyone thinking seriously about doing aerobatics, whether or not you eventually decide to compete, may I suggest you look at the list of events and competitions and take yourself off to at least one of them to help. You will be made most welcome, find the experience invaluable and no previous experience is required.
Spread Eagle, if you are able to spare the time, take yourself back to Sleap on Friday and Saturday for the BAeA competition. I had planned to be there but unfortunately I'm grounded as I have just had cataract surgery and won't be able to drive before late Monday afternoon at the earliest.
For anyone thinking seriously about doing aerobatics, whether or not you eventually decide to compete, may I suggest you look at the list of events and competitions and take yourself off to at least one of them to help. You will be made most welcome, find the experience invaluable and no previous experience is required.
Spread Eagle, if you are able to spare the time, take yourself back to Sleap on Friday and Saturday for the BAeA competition. I had planned to be there but unfortunately I'm grounded as I have just had cataract surgery and won't be able to drive before late Monday afternoon at the earliest.
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I've retired from flying instruction for the mo. Married with three kids who all have the flying bug - poor hubby! Aged 5,4 and 3 they've all been flying in the last couple of weeks from Dundee.
DB6 is as always correct. The aeros course allows a removal of the restriction on an instructors rating. An instructors rating allows you teach anything as long as the appropriate restriction has been removed.
I've retired from flying instruction for the mo. Married with three kids who all have the flying bug - poor hubby! Aged 5,4 and 3 they've all been flying in the last couple of weeks from Dundee.
DB6 is as always correct. The aeros course allows a removal of the restriction on an instructors rating. An instructors rating allows you teach anything as long as the appropriate restriction has been removed.
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Here in the USA at a local flight school we had two groups of 10 ab intro students from a China airline. The airline requested that 5 hours of aerobatics be included in their training. I was hired on contract to perform that training. We used a Cessna Aerobat, which they could relate to and it is fine for the very basic maneuvers. Spending a little time climbing after a series of maneuvers lets you get your bearings and relax anyway.
Obviously some of the students loved it, and some would rather have been somewhere else. Not one of them became ill but a few of them did turn a little green around the edges. They all left with the ability to recover from some very unusual attitudes.
I would highly recommend aerobatics, just the 3 fundamental aerobatic maneuvers of loop, roll and spin.
Here in the US there is no aerobatic restriction on an instructor certificate and I have been teaching aerobatics for 35 years.
Bill
Obviously some of the students loved it, and some would rather have been somewhere else. Not one of them became ill but a few of them did turn a little green around the edges. They all left with the ability to recover from some very unusual attitudes.
I would highly recommend aerobatics, just the 3 fundamental aerobatic maneuvers of loop, roll and spin.
Here in the US there is no aerobatic restriction on an instructor certificate and I have been teaching aerobatics for 35 years.
Bill
