quicksilver flying

[fly_tornado]

looks like it was filmed in the USA by a trained stuntman under supervised conditions

 

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Trained stuntman under supervised conditions ??....what are you talking about ?..surely you jest !

 

I saw a lot of two seat MXL2 training with instructor on board, one precautionary low pass above a road close to the airfield, to check if a fellow airman is ok, after what looks like a forced-landing on the road, (probabily with radio contact,RE: powerlines etc), the rest nothing out of the ordinary, other than a fun days' flying above the Iowa cornfields.

 

I trained initially in an MXL2 in the US, and soloed in a GT 400 similiar to the single seat one shown, so I know both aircraft well, they were both good handling aircraft for their day. I would suggest the video is going back a bit, possibly 80s or 90s..............Maj

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[fly_tornado]

You appear to be holding a trophy in one of those photos.

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Yes my initial UL instructor (Rick Long) beside me, and I both won one that day. We had just returned from an adjacent clubs' competition day, and were posing. As I recall the club members came home with a swath of thropies that weekend. I won mine in a ribbon cutting competition against the MX2 shown in the photos with the flames on the wings. It was a hard fought run-off between him and I, after all others were disqualified. A sweet victory. I still have that throphy. Note also the helmets which we were required to wear in those days by our home field owner !.......................................Maj...

 

 

[Methusala]

Here for historic interest is me (in the black full face) with Art van Ousten and Howard Rockey at Holbrook in the mid 80's. The aircraft is my Pteradactyl Ptraveller powered originally by a 320 Skylark, then a Fuji Robin EC 440 direct drive to 36in prop. Don.(I think it was registered 95-10-1024)

 

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[dazza 38]

I realy enjoyed that.Its great to see guys living the dream and flying.

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Nice shot there Methesula, The Pterydactyl was a nice machine, we had several in the club in Northern Calif. I never flew one, but flew with them often. They originally came out with a Cayuna 540, which was not a very trustworthy engine in those days.................................................maj...

 

 

[Methusala]

Ah, Maj. just a small point the Cayuna was a 430! The terra was great fun and, as I related in a previous thread on pitch control via power, I would fly hands off and by adding a little throttle watch the nose rise and gain altitude with no change in indicated airspeed. Conversely with a slight reduction in throttle the nose would dip and the plane would descend - again no change in airspeed. Fascinating! Don