Basic Aerobatics

by Szurovy, Geza

• ISBN13: 9780070629264
• ISBN10: 0070629269
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-02-22
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

Enjoy the aerobatics experience with this complete guide from national champions who tell you not only how to perform the maneuvers, but why the airplane behaves as it does.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
How to use this book	xiii
Introduction	xv
Getting started	1	(12)
Aerobatics and the regulations	1	(5)
Safety and the importance of professional instruction	6	(3)
Health and physical condition	9	(1)
Selecting an aerobatic training aircraft	10	(1)
Aerobatics and aviation insurance	11	(2)
Loads and limits on machine and pilot	13	(23)
Aerobatics is energy management	13	(3)
Speed, velocity, and acceleration	16	(3)
Structural design requirements	19	(8)
The importance of angle of attack	27	(5)
Forces specific to propeller-driven aircraft	32	(1)
Acceleration and the human body	33	(3)
Preflight and airborne preparations	36	(5)
The aerobatic preflight	36	(3)
Pilot's pockets preflight	39	(1)
In-flight preaerobatic preparation	39	(2)
Stalls	41	(8)
Understanding it	41	(3)
Flying it	44	(2)
Common errors	46	(1)
If things go wrong	46	(3)
Aileron rolls	49	(8)
Understanding it	49	(1)
Flying it	50	(1)
Common errors	51	(1)
If things go wrong	51	(6)
Slow rolls	57	(12)
Understanding it	58	(1)
Flying it	59	(1)
Common errors	60	(1)
If things go wrong	60	(9)
Inverted flight	69	(9)
Understanding it	69	(1)
Flying it	70	(2)
Common errors	72	(1)
If things go wrong	72	(1)
A word about inverted systems	73	(5)
Loops	78	(13)
Understanding it	78	(1)
Flying it	79	(2)
Common errors	81	(1)
If things go wrong	82	(9)
Half loops	91	(4)
Understanding it	92	(1)
Flying it	92	(1)
Common errors	93	(1)
If things go wrong	94	(1)
The Immelmann	95	(11)
Understanding it	95	(1)
Flying it	96	(1)
Common errors	97	(1)
If things go wrong	97	(9)
The Cuban eight	106	(7)
Understanding it	107	(1)
Flying it	108	(1)
Common errors	109	(1)
If things go wrong	110	(3)
The reverse Cuban eight	113	(7)
Understanding it	113	(1)
Flying it	114	(2)
Common errors	116	(1)
If things go wrong	116	(4)
The hammerhead	120	(11)
Understanding it	120	(1)
Flying it	121	(3)
Common errors	124	(1)
If things go wrong	124	(7)
Spins	131	(13)
Understanding it	131	(1)
Flying it	132	(2)
Common errors	134	(1)
Beggs/Muller emergency spin recovery technique	134	(1)
Inadvertent inverted spins	135	(9)
Advanced maneuvers	144	(11)
Snap rolls	144	(1)
Outside snap rolls	145	(2)
Tailslides	147	(1)
Outside loops	147	(1)
Inverted spins	147	(2)
Vertical rolls	149	(1)
Knife-edge flight	150	(1)
Hesitation rolls	150	(1)
Square loops	151	(1)
Rolling circles	152	(2)
Variations on the theme	154	(1)
Gyroscopic maneuvers	154	(1)
Developing aerobatic sequences	155	(9)
Aerobatic sequence flying is energy management	156	(1)
Composing an aerobatic sequence	157	(1)
Learning to fly an aerobatic sequence	158	(6)
Recreational aerobatics	164	(9)
Keeping current, staying safe	165	(2)
Choice of aircraft	167	(1)
Passenger considerations	168	(1)
Keeping informed	169	(4)
Competition aerobatics	173	(20)
Origins	174	(2)
International Aerobatic Club	176	(2)
Aerobatic shorthand	178	(1)
Your first competition	179	(3)
Beyond Sportsman	182	(11)
Airshow display aerobatics	193	(9)
The airshow scene	193	(2)
Pilot qualification requirements	195	(1)
Airshow display flying skills	196	(4)
Developing your act	200	(1)
Getting on the airshow circuit	201	(1)
Buying an aerobatic aircraft	202	(17)
What aircraft to buy	202	(2)
Where are they?	204	(1)
What it will cost to buy and fly	205	(4)
The partnership option	209	(1)
Checking out and buying the aircraft	210	(5)
Mechanical inspection	215	(1)
Test flight	216	(3)
Aerobatic aircraft type directory	219	(12)
Aerobatic organizations	231	(3)
Appendix A: Ten-hour aerobatic course	234	(6)
Appendix B: Five-hour aerobatic course	240	(4)
Appendix C: Organizations and aircraft manufacturers	244	(2)
Appendix D: The cost of aerobatic aircraft ownership	246	(4)
Index	250