Airshow Tips?

[Lt. Air Force]

Hey,
I was wondering if I could get some pointers on multiplay aerobatics. I want to go fly and preform, but i also dont want to embaress myself. So tips will be helpful.

Thanks,
Air Force

[mrjake2002]

Make it exciting, but dont overfly the crowd (its hard to watch and gets annoying)! Practice your display in advance and stick to it. Just one last tip... dont let it drag on too much. The airshows tend to last a while (although after last time im not sure we'll see another official simv airshow).

[IcraveAkro]

what type of aircraft do you plan on flying? I've always based my routines on real life performers routines. Taking little snippets from their routines and making it my own. Watch Sean D. Tucker, Patty Wagstaff or Micheal Goulian, you cant really go wrong with finding inspiration from these masters of the sky. Not only do I fly a P51D demo but I also fly a routine in LIC's Christen Eagle II that has a heavily modified config file. I increased the effectiveness of the rudder so now I can accomplish double hammerheads. I also increased the horsepower and effectiveness of the prop. Also the guys at LIC made me a three bladed prop. I increased the effectiveness of the ailerons and lowered the weight of the airplane. Why do all of this? to make it more high performance and in my book, the more high performance something is the more exciting it is. I try to keep all maneuvers in my 8 minute sequence as tightly knit together as I can. I go for precision and symmetry, crisp vertical and 45 degree lines as well as precise stops on hesitation rolls. I competed last year in the 2006 Virtual World Aerobatic Championships and won the 4 minute freestyle event and competing in that event has made me a much more competent virtual aerobatic pilot. The "key" to flying a performance to me is to keep it exciting and keep it precise, and honestly you will get a lot of enjoyment out of your display flying.

Bill
Pilot
American Virtual Airshows
www.myspace.com/americanvirtualairshows

[Lt. Air Force]

THanks guys, I'm not sure what aircraft i'm going to fly, but probably every and anything, ranging from the most aerobatic A/C to the C-130s and liners. I know, of course, that you cant roll a 747 very esily, but if the marines that fly the C-130 for the Blue Angle can do something great, i can do somthing similar.

[concordepilot]

If you want any help with displaying in any "heavy" and "supersonic" aircraft jsut ask me.

[Katahu]

I always strive for a very unique display. For example: I'm more of a down-to-earth type of performer [and I mean that litterally] when it comes to airshows. In the last airshow, I started a quick quarter-mile race against one of the contenders at the show; of course, I won; but in the show before that show, I lost since I was racing in a multi-ton semi truck against an Extra-300.

[Sakura]

I Lost Mainly because of A-Lag and B-My Inability to drive in a straight line.

[MrRooney]

practice you display beforehand
Don't be afraid to try things other's haven't at an airshow (inverted aerobatics in a piper cub at last airshow)
basically have fun while performing.

[beaky]

And if you're going to loop a DC-3, be sure to unload most of the fuel and cargo first...

[Katahu]

And if you're going to loop a DC-3, be sure to unload most of the fuel and cargo first...

Exactly! It would be a shame to see all that expensive Calfornia wine go to waste simply because it wasn't tied down when someone makes a loop.