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[beefhole]

Hmmm... I wonder if Beefhole is totally confused now, or what??

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE? :-/

[beaky]

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WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE? :-/
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Easy, easy... everything is going to be OK.... we want to help you... yeah, that's it, help you.... just relax and look at this:

That's right, it's a J3 doing a "Slew-Mode" maneuver! Flying is so straightforward and simple, isn't it (snicker)?

[Hagar]

I know one thing. That's not a forward slip or any other sort of slip.

[beaky]

I know one thing. That's not a forward slip or any other sort of slip.

You're right; I think that's Mr. Segalla (at ORA)... that's the part when he comes in  with the prop stopped and leans out to pick his hat up off the ground just before the tail finally drops. I was trying that knife-edge thing w/FS9 last night, and the low-speed loop, and the thing those guys do to raise the tail with the brakes on, and couldn't do it- even with a nearly empty fuel tank and no baggage... of course I could do those things, if only the sim were more realistic    ... I mean, I've got about 5 whole minutes' worth of stick time in a real  Cub, so I must have it down pat!  :D
 I think I'll post some more Sussex pix tonight, so check 'em out. There's one more amazing Cub shot in that group.

[Hagar]

[quote]You're right; I think that's Mr. Segalla (at ORA)... that's the part when he comes in

[beaky]

You know very well that it's Stanley Segalla. I have some old photos of the same routine.
I only wasn't sure because Lenhert does the same thing; I couldn't recall if I've seen him do it at ORA.  I love the Flying Farmer bit; it's corny but the rubes often fall for it (at first), and it's some of the best flying you're gonna see. The low and slow nature of it really allows a good look at what's going on, too.

Despite all the claims I have my doubts that it's as "real as it gets". Try doing a good old -fashioned conventional spin in any version of FS.

  Oh, yeah, spins are not what they should be in FS9. I've only done one turn in RL (in a C172- the only CFI I ever had who cared enough to show me), but I can tell it's not quite right.

[Hagar]

I only wasn't sure because Lenhert does the same thing; I couldn't recall if I've seen him do it at ORA.  I love the Flying Farmer bit; it's corny but the rubes often fall for it (at first), and it's some of the best flying you're gonna see. The low and slow nature of it really allows a good look at what's going on, too.

I've not seen Roger Lenhert but that looks like ORA to me. When I congratulated Stanley Segalla on his magnificent display in terrible conditions he thanked me & said "You must be a pilot". A charming man.

I asked him about spinning the Cub as I thought it was almost impossble. He said it spins fine (I already knew that as I saw him do it) if you know how to do it, with power applied. He showed me some small airflow smoothing devices attached at regular intervals on the leading edges of the wings. Someone had sent them for him to check out. He said he didn't know if they helped or not but they certainly did no harm so he left them on there.

[beaky]

You're right, that is ORA. I think I remember the deal now: Segalla does his show at ORA, and Lenhert at Sussex, but never vice-versa. Which conjures up a nice thought: how about the two of them doing a show together?  Formation Cub aerobatics...!  ;D