First aerobatic ride of the season
It was nice in Seattle on Saturday, so I gave the first aerobatic ride of the summer in the Extra 300L. YouTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GESV3gMF6xw
To answer several common questions:
The flight was from Boeing Field (KBFI).
For more information about the maneuvers, see my aerobatics page.
Here's where we flew (larger map here):
http://www.bruceair.com/stall-spin/i...acticeArea.jpg
The in-cockpit "hero" cam is a ContourHD. The exterior views are from the built-in (pre-HD) camera system in my Extra 300L.
http://www.bruceair.com/extra300l/im...MM-007-600.jpg
http://www.bruceair.com/extra300l/im...kpit-600px.jpg
http://www.bruceair.com/extra300l/im...ts_TopView.jpg
Highlights from Aerobatic Rides this Summer
Here's a link to a long video that shows highlights from this summer's aerobatic rides. None of these folks are pilots. They just wanted to experience aerobatics--or they had a spouse or significant other who gave them a gift to celebrate a birthday or other special occasion.
I've also collected still images captured from the video into a gallery that you see here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C83tqLfJjgM