Knife edge

[djpacro]

Love the bi-plane...Pity he isnt coming to Oz

Just heard a rumour that Skip will be at Avalon next year. Mark Jefferies announced that he will be here with his Extra.

[dazza 38]

Just heard a rumour that Skip will be at Avalon next year. Mark Jefferies announced that he will be here with his Extra.

I realy like Mark. Jefferies I watched him climb to altitiude in a Yak 50 at Wanaka in 1998.Rolling off the top of loops in a Yak 50.It was fantastic. I even met him in england a few months later. Little Granstead airfield. Top Bloke.

[Mark11]

Unfortunately nobody's making the low cost fully aerobatic ultralight amphibian bush plane I want.....

 

The quote above was part of a post on another forum.... But sums up what I was thinking also!!! LOL

 

http://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/light-stuff-area/4859-new-design-project-aerobatic-ultralight-biplane.html

 

 

[kaz3g]

People are amazed to hear I'm scared of heights, quite happy in a drifter ,or any aircraft ,but put me on the roof of my house and it's not pretty!

I like to be inside when there is flying to be done....none of this Drifter sitting out in the breeze for me, thanks.

 

Ruins the hairdo!

 

Kaz

 

 

[djpacro]

I realy like Mark .... I even met him in england a few months later.... Top Bloke.

I will organise a dinner then. Will you be at Avalon?

[dazza 38]

Not sure David . It will depend on my work Roster.Cheers though.

 

 

[djpacro]

Was just talking to Mark so we will organise something during the show.

 

 

[facthunter]

I'm similar to MM2. The drifter doesn't bother me and it is just the best easily available plane for vision from the front seat.

 

I know some pilots who can't stand the feeling of having little under them. I hate being close to a full height window or the edge of a roof.

 

Looking at the ground from FL 370 is just like looking at a carpet.

 

Flying in a DH 82 inverted and hanging in the straps with no canopy there, is DIFFERENT, and I never got quite comfortable with it, but you just do it anyway. Nev

 

 

[djpacro]

More from Skip at http://m.youtube.com/?reload=3&rdm=m42fmd8a#/watch?v=LLVXDz9Fg0I&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DLLVXDz9Fg0I

 

Hopefully this discourages people from low level aerobatics.

 

 

[metalman]

Interesting way to check out a new wing,,,,10 feet agl,,,,knife edge,,,yeh seems okay,,,,,I was also wondering if his downwind checks are done during the downwind rolls or before,,,,

 

Met

 

 

[djpacro]

I was also wondering if his downwind checks are done during the downwind rolls or before,,,,

before take-off.By comparison, Mark Jefferies:

 

 

 

[djpacro]

Mark winding up the Extra at Avalon:

 

 

 

[rankamateur]

Must have been distracting when his visor popped up just before the end of that display. All that smoke and he flies with the window open.