Advanced Aerobatics

by Szurovy, Geza

• ISBN13: 9780070633025
• ISBN10: 0070633029
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-11-22
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

In this lesson-by-lesson guide, accessible text from aerobatics champions, sequential cockpit-view photographs, and sophisticated computer graphics provide an effective primer on 20 advanced aerobatics maneuvers.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	xvii
The world of advanced aerobatics	1	(18)
What is advanced aerobatics?	1	(3)
The importance of basic skills	4	(1)
Advanced competition flying	5	(8)
The International Aerobatic Club and the competition scene	6	(4)
The FAI Aerobatic Catalog and the concept of constructing figures	10	(1)
The aerobatic box	11	(1)
International competition	11	(2)
IAC achievement awards	13	(6)
Deciphering Aresti	15	(4)
Getting off the ground	19	(18)
Theory revisited	19	(7)
Energy management	19	(1)
Lift and angle of attack	20	(1)
Gyroscopic precession	21	(3)
Slipstream	24	(1)
Torque	25	(1)
Pilot proficiency and condition	26	(1)
Aircraft considerations and choice	27	(6)
Aerobatic objectives	31	(1)
Pilot proficiency	31	(1)
Aircraft performance	31	(1)
Aircraft price and operating cost	32	(1)
The importance of advanced instruction and coaching	33	(1)
And bear in mind	34	(3)
Federal Aviation Regulations	34	(1)
Your parachute	35	(1)
Preflight inspections	35	(1)
Technical inspections at competitions	35	(1)
Don't forget to smell the roses	35	(2)
Horizontal inside snap rolls	37	(10)
Flying it	39	(1)
The finer points	40	(1)
Common errors	41	(6)
Leo Loudenslager's world-champion snap roll secrets	43	(4)
Vertical rolls	47	(12)
Flying it	49	(3)
Setting the vertical line	50	(2)
The roll	52	(1)
The finer points	52	(1)
Style	52	(1)
Common errors	53	(6)
Failure to establish proper vertical alignment	53	(2)
Sideslip	55	(1)
Elevator input on the vertical line	56	(1)
Patty Wagstaff on perfecting the vertical roll	57	(2)
Hesitation rolls	59	(12)
Flying it	59	(4)
The finer points	63	(1)
Common errors	63	(8)
``Bobbling'' the points	63	(1)
Losing altitude	63	(2)
Varying roll rates between points on the vertical line	65	(2)
Pitts, an American legend	67	(4)
Outside maneuvers	71	(8)
Flying it	71	(4)
The outside half loop from inverted	72	(2)
The full outside loop	74	(1)
The finer points	75	(1)
Common errors	76	(3)
Going as much as 90° off heading at the top of the loop	76	(1)
The outside loop gets too big	77	(1)
The bottom of the loop is hooked	77	(2)
Rolling circles	79	(10)
Flying it	80	(6)
A 90° inside rolling circle to the left from upright	80	(1)
A 90° inside rolling circle to the left from inverted	81	(1)
A 90° upright outside rolling circle to the left	81	(4)
A 90° outside rolling circle to the left from inverted	85	(1)
The finer points	86	(1)
Common errors	86	(3)
The airplane snaps out of the maneuver	86	(1)
The maneuver looks segmented	86	(1)
The roll rate accelerates	86	(1)
When rolling outside, the nose drops (dishes)	87	(2)
Tailslides	89	(8)
Flying it	89	(4)
The finer points	93	(1)
Common errors	93	(4)
Failure to reduce power soon enough	93	(1)
Sideslip	94	(1)
Wing low on the vertical line	94	(1)
Know your parachute	95	(2)
Advanced snap rolls	97	(10)
Vertical snap roll	97	(1)
Flying it	98	(1)
The finer points	99	(1)
Common errors	99	(4)
The snap roll is performed too soon	99	(1)
Failure to accelerate the snap roll sufficiently	99	(2)
Inability to perform the maneuver without straight reference lines on the ground	101	(1)
Outside snap rolls	101	(1)
Horizontal outside snap roll	102	(1)
Vertical outside snap roll	103	(1)
Common errors	103	(1)
The stall is not initiated aggressively enough	103	(1)
The outside snap roll is not accelerated sufficiently	103	(1)
Fractions of snaps	103	(1)
Common errors	104	(3)
The recovery is bobbled	104	(1)
Acceleration is insufficient	104	(1)
From a garage to the top of the world: Story of a world-class monoplane	105	(2)
Advanced Spins	107	(16)
Inverted spins	114	(1)
Flying it	114	(1)
The finer points	115	(1)
Accelerated and flat spins	115	(4)
Upright accelerated and flat spins	116	(2)
Inverted accelerated and flat spins	118	(1)
Common errors	119	(4)
The inverted spin is attempted before the pilot is ready	119	(1)
Failure to develop internal timing for performing inverted spins	119	(1)
The accelerated spin is accelerated before it is fully developed	120	(1)
Failure to apply the required amount of control inputs in a flat spin	120	(1)
Advanced Aerobatic Maneuvers in History	121	(2)
Gyroscopic maneuvers	123	(8)
Origins	123	(3)
The Lomcevak	123	(1)
Difficulties in judging and restriction to the four-minute freestyle	124	(1)
The torque roll	124	(1)
The Zwibelturm	124	(1)
The knife-edge spin	124	(1)
Infinite variations	125	(1)
Flying them	126	(1)
The four-minute freestyle	127	(4)
Training for it	128	(1)
Trends	128	(1)
World champion Xavier de L' Apparent's four-minute freestyle tips	129	(2)
Advanced sequence composition	131	(16)
Aircraft performance	131	(4)
Low vertical performance and roll rate	133	(1)
High vertical performance and roll rate	134	(1)
Pilot skill	135	(1)
Presentation style	136	(1)
Ballet	136	(1)
Rock and roll	136	(1)
Sequence review	136	(11)
Sportsman	136	(2)
Intermediate	138	(1)
Advanced	138	(2)
Unlimited	140	(5)
Diana Hakala on freestyle construction	145	(2)
Presentation	147	(6)
The importance of good presentation	147	(2)
The performance zone	149	(4)
John Morrissey, U.S. Team Coach, on competition training	151	(2)
Handling the wind	153	(14)
Wind-correcting for maneuver accuracy	153	(2)
Wind-correcting for positioning	155	(12)
Wind correctors	157	(2)
Turning windward	159	(1)
Sideslip	160	(3)
Phil Knight on conquering the wind	163	(4)
Competition training	167	(12)
Physical conditioning	168	(2)
Conditioning program during the competition season	169	(1)
Conditioning program during the off season	169	(1)
Mental training	170	(2)
Visualization	170	(1)
Mike Goulian's precompetition visualization	171	(1)
Coaching	172	(7)
Steve Victorson on Mike Goulian's physical fitness program	175	(4)
Advanced aerobatic aircraft	179	(50)
AkroTech Aviation	179	(3)
Giles G-200	180	(1)
Giles G-202	181	(1)
Aviat	182	(4)
Pitts S-1S	183	(1)
Pitts S-1T	183	(1)
Pitts S-2A	183	(1)
Pitts S-2B	184	(1)
Pitts S-2S	184	(1)
Eagle	184	(2)
Avions Mudry	186	(3)
CAP 10B	186	(1)
CAP 231/231EX	187	(1)
CAP 232	188	(1)
Extra Flugzeugbau	189	(3)
Extra 300	190	(1)
Extra 300S	190	(1)
Extra 300L	190	(1)
Extra 200	190	(2)
One Design	192	(1)
Staudacher	193	(3)
Staudacher 300GS	194	(2)
Sukhoi Design Bureau	196	(3)
SU-26MX	196	(1)
SU-29	197	(1)
SU-31	198	(1)
Yakovlev Design Bureau	199	(1)
Zivko	200	(1)
Zlin	201	(2)
Appendices
A Useful addresses	203	(2)
B Selected maneuver definitions, IAC Rule Book	205	(4)
C Grading the Unlimited four-minute freestyle program	209	(2)
D International Aerobatic Club Achievement Awards Program	211	(4)
E Freestyle program composition forms	215	(4)
F Sample page from FAI Aerobatic Catalog	219	(2)
G Aerobatic schools	221	(8)
Index	229	(7)
About the authors	236