First flight in the Decathlon tomorrow

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Super excited about flying in it with my instructor tomorrow. Have you ever done aerobatics? What does it feel like? :)
 
I never have, but I have been dropping hints to the wife about buying me the Greg Koontz basic aerobatic package. I'm sure you will have a blast! Report back and let us know.
 
I did some spin training in a Decathalon years ago. And we did a few aileron rolls and a loop or two. It was fun. Didn't "feel" too different watching the world spin around. I mean, it wasn't like getting bounced around inside a washing machine or anything.

Enjoy it!
 
Haha! I am envisioning it to be like the most epic roller coaster ever.
 
Not yet, but scheduled for spin training and basic aerobatics in one in a couple weeks. Can't wait. Have fun!
 
You're in for a treat! Ive done aerobatics in a Super D a few years ago. FUN FUN FUN. Very good airplane to do acro in, responsive and docile on the controls. Have fun!
 
You will have a blast. After the Decathlon go find a Pitts to fly in. Nothing quite like doing aerobatics in a biplane. I have been flying biplanes for about 8 years now and have owned several. My wife would never get in and fly with me. Finally a couple of months ago I got her in the Model 12 and did some basic acro. She loved it! Kinda old school and romantic :)laura m12 1.jpg laura m12.jpg
 
PrincessPilotNJ said:
Super excited about flying in it with my instructor tomorrow. Have you ever done aerobatics? What does it feel like? :)
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No, but I am jealous. I could do without the negative G's probably.
 
Cajun likes to get inverted. She's done it a few times. :cool:
 
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No, but I am jealous. I could do without the negative G's probably.
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Yeah, negative g's suck! I got a ride in an Edge 540 once (with Hannes Arch at the controls!) and near the end of the flight we went inverted and then pulled 1/2 of an outside loop. Nearly lost breakfast on that one. :eek::mad: The telemetry said we hit 11 g's positive momentarily a couple of times, and while that wasn't exactly comfortable (I grayed out, but didn't quite black out), it's not nearly as torturous as negative.
 
I have about 8 hours in a Decathlon. Lots of great fun looping and rolling all over the sky.
 
Rode with a guy in an RV4. It wasn't acrobatic training; I had bugged him for months to go flying and finally at the monthly fly-in I reminded him I wanted to go when he was starting his airplane. It was remarkable. All positive G maneuvers. I think I proposed to him but that wasn't legal yet.
 
SoCal RV Flyer said:
Yeah, negative g's suck! I got a ride in an Edge 540 once (with Hannes Arch at the controls!) and near the end of the flight we went inverted and then pulled 1/2 of an outside loop. Nearly lost breakfast on that one. :eek::mad: The telemetry said we hit 11 g's positive momentarily a couple of times, and while that wasn't exactly comfortable (I grayed out, but didn't quite black out), it's not nearly as torturous as negative.
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Yep at first, even -3G is very uncomfortable. But newbies shouldn't let that sway them if they have an interest in continuing acro. You develop a tolerance to G (positive and negative), and though I'd never call negative G literally pleasurable, it gets to be not so bad. But it's a tolerance you must maintain or rebuild after some time off. I push about -4.5G in the Pitts, and it's not that uncomfortable if you do it regularly. But if I don't fly for 3 months and then go push that much, it'll hurt a little. And that's with the upright seating position in the Pitts. Those monoplanes have a reclined seating position much better suited for positive and negative G. I'd put +9/-6G on the Giles 202, which felt about the equivalent of +5/-3.5G in the Pitts.
 
I'd be really interested in knowing. I have not taken an aerobatics course and it's sad. Yesterday while I was flying the taxi, two experimentals (one an RV, the other I'm not sure) were zipping around me and chatting about their day's aerobatics flights. Made me jealous.
 
Joshuajayg said:
I'd be really interested in knowing. I have not taken an aerobatics course and it's sad. Yesterday while I was flying the taxi, two experimentals (one an RV, the other I'm not sure) were zipping around me and chatting about their day's aerobatics flights. Made me jealous.
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There's one school just north of Birmingham AL if you're in this area. Here's the address:

http://www.gkairshows.com/
 
Yeah, we have some great pilots at my po-dunk airport. Catching them at the right time is all it takes.
 
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