Fly or Drive

[JAB993]

For those of you who have or would like to have your pilots license this footage may give you food for thought.

http://guyrevel.free.fr/WGP/Haute-Voltige_au_Japon.wmv

[smankow]

was that Wally flying the plane?

[Wally]

smankow wrote:

was that Wally flying the plane?

No Steve, but I've had some of my students mimic a few of those maneuvers by accident. That's why we carry "barf" bags.

[Brian Minkin]

Since they don't wear helmets or fire suits I believe it is reasonable to conclude that flying like that is safer then racing a car. 

[Tony356993]

Did you watch their eyes? Look where you want to go!

[TwentySix]

Their eyes were the first thing I noticed, talk about looking ahead 

Helmet?  One mishap and it'll get in the way of kissing your butt goodbye  hock: 

What awesome flying skills 

[Wally]

Most aerobatic pilots do not wear helmets because of the enormous g forces they experience when making multiple changes in direction or altitude.  The military zoomies wear helmets with full face shields to protect them if they have to punch out.  Your propeller driven planes usually maneuver at 100 to 150 knots.  The zoomies maneuver at 350 to 550 knots.  That's a BIG difference in wind blast as you exit the plane.

 

[jakp993]

Wow - talk about giving new meaning to the word "drifting"!!

So when are we going to see David highlighted in one of these films

Jack

[JetPilot]

They Do wear fire suits and helmets, but its up to the pilot, I guess they figure that that if they go down thats it.