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I think it's more that people tend to do what they find more personally suitable considering the particular type they are currently flying. Those who have flown or fly a lot of different types don't typically fall into the trap you describe. For example, you almost never see Pitts pilots wheel...

It's been years since I lined up with the runway prior to around 1 ft. AGL. :) No licensed pilot should sweat making a small correction to line up while still around a mile out, which is the way the majority seem to fly these days.

Airplanes are not like cars going uphill when you lose power. You're only gonna lose significant airspeed and near a stall if you fight the airplane's natural tendency to seek the airspeed it's trimmed for by momentarily trying to maintain your climb pitch attitude after the engine has quit...

I still don't understand all this hype about jamming the nose down ASAP after an engine failure on climb out. This guy Dan Gryder in the video here is the dude who, with no facts, pompously attributed last year's Franklin Augustus Pitts S-2B crash in New Orleans to his failure to get the nose...

Dave, do you know the specifics regarding the construction mods the French did with the short lived 222? I seem to recall something about them deviating from the specified adhesive, which resulted in issues, but can't remember where I heard it, or much more than that. I got the impression that...

Hey Fernando - there is not really such a thing as the "best" aerobatic prop. Everything is a compromise. No prop reasonably suited to your Pitts is going to be vastly different from another. We are talking relatively small differences. It depends on your goals and how you fly the airplane. From...

Probably further west than you want to go, but glider flying at Dillingham airfield on Oahu is spectacular. One of the best flights I've ever done.

Patty is good, but there are plenty of equally good instructors (and dare I say possible even better) around the country who just might not have names that non-acro folks recognize. There's no automatic correlation between fame and quality of instruction. But I understand that non acro folks not...

Adam Cope in the Potomac area is an excellent long time acro instructor and aerobatic pilot. He uses a Super D, which is a perfect trainer. http://dcaerobatics.com

There are no easy answers, but I've flown them and there's nothing special about CJ-6 acro that a pilot with broad acro experience in various types would have an issue with as long as they have a basic understanding of the airplane and systems. And you are PIC remember. The CJ is suitable for...

There was only one Giles that lost its tail inflight. Construction error and flying style contributed to that fatal accident. There is a fix for the Giles 202 tail issue, for those that have it. The other incident you may be thinking of is the MX (not Giles) failure where the wing broke and the...

Well, the Giles is a lot better than a Decathlon, but not necessarily so much better than all acro bipes. The Giles 202 is most common, and it's a 4-cylinder, 200HP, CS prop, all carbon ship that weighs a little over 1,000 lbs. It has blinding roll rate (over 400 deg/sec) - faster than any...

Mostly because biplanes are easier to build and don't require the expense and development of specialized molds, tooling, and large curing ovens. You can't exactly build an MX/Extra/Sukhoi wing yourself. Except for a few carbon components for the cowl and tail surfaces, this WP-360 is constructed...

Folks tend to make a big deal about the glide rate of acro bipes, but for those with fixed pitch props, it's really not that bad. Sure they come down faster than a 172, but it's not like you have to perform some sort of diving space shuttle approach to have a chance at flaring to land without...

Hey Jim, the way your brother described it, the **** hit the fan when he pulled power off after getting the tail up, which of course killed the propwash that is directional control at low speed. An S-1 has little rudder authority with the tail up at low speed/idle power. Not good on a...

Ha - I'm not a famous airshow pilot so therefore no good anyway. :D

I think you mean Loren, yeah airline guy. Been a little more than a couple years ago, but this is it.

Last airplane Steve built was his personal Samson Mite. Extremely cool. Steve built the basic airframe for this WP-360 prototype several years ago. Bully Aero in Burlington, NC invested a ton of work and talent in finishing the airplane. Steve recently sold the Wolf Pitts rights to Griggs...

Pro tip

If you fly one straight and level for 3 hrs and still say super comfortable, that will be a first. :D