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Precision Flying is about Energy, Timing, Control
When you're flying aerobatics, it's the little things that matter.
Here's a guy well into his low-level routine. He does a loop, some gyroscopic work, and eventually pulls up into a hammer-head. Coming out of the hammer-head, he does a nice elevator-up spin. Problem is, he waits about 3/10ths of a second too long before recovering from the spin.
It's a tiny mistake -- the kind of thing most of us do all of the time. We hesitate a bit when the light turns green, or we do a double take while driving and seeing an attractive person. But when you're flying like this, micro-seconds matter.
Result? He impacts the ground. Worse than that, he hits a parked car with three people inside.
The good news is that nobody was hurt! That's one luck guy. Next time he should be a little more careful. I love aerobatics, I love biplanes, and I love flying. Hitting cars with people in them? Not so much.
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Daniel Markham
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