How it works

While you don't need any flying experience, you can get into the aerobatics quicker if you know how to  fly.

By regulation you must wear a parachute, and you're also strapped in pretty well to keep you from floating out of the seat.

On each of the maneuvers Craig would fly it while I followed on the controls, then I would do it with his voice coaching me.

We started with a mild "Wing-over" (I think  he was checking to see if I would need the barf bag). We then did  a roll. That's like tipping over to one side and you just keep going until you "Roll" over to the other side.

then a loop.  a barrel roll.   and a Cuban eight.

  Check out the video to see Craig's loop break-out from the formation.

AEROBATICS  IN THE "TEXAN"

Warbird Adventure

I got to fly and do aerobatics in a Texan t-6 WWII flight trainer.  Kim surprised me with this one. She knew I had a private pilot license, and although I hadn't flown in many years, I always enjoyed flying.

A few photos of Jim's flight - click!

Click here to download a movie of Jim's flight.

 

Photos from the wing camera

Click on the thumb nails to see the hi-res version

going up going over
     
Near the end of the flight we met up with another "Warbird" In this one you

can see the plane's

shadow on the clouds

Going down
   

 

 

 

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