Peter Vieira
Wow, you're reading this? Thanks! If you're into RC cars and I seem vaguely familiar, it's because I spent over 25 years writing and editing RC car news, reviews, and tech articles in print and online. What else, what else ... I have a degree in Film Studies (useless), most of a degree in Graphic Design (useful), and I'm married to a wonderful woman with horrible taste in men. Thanks to her, we have a terrific daughter who just earned her Journalism degree and is way, waaay more together that I was at her age. Or right now.
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I like how the Jeep came from and went back to Michigan
Mercedes, 42 years ago, the most fun lesson I had with my instructor was spin training in a Cessna Aerobat. Essentially a reinforced 152 with four-point harnesses. We repeatedly climbed glacially up to 10,000 feet and then cross-controlled a stall and learned how to get out of a spin. It wasn’t that hard. Don’t fight the yoke, push nose down and just step on the opposite pedal. As I recall.
I can’t imagine how fun what all the things you can do in an Extra 300 will be. What a wonderful gift. I look forward to living that vicariously through your writing. And then being even more envious.
Mercedes! Sure barrel rolls are fun, but you really want to have a go at a stall turn if they’ll let you. It’s basically like doing a J-turn in a plane.
You fly up vertically until you stall, then as the plane falls backwards, you use the rudder to spin it around until it’s pointing down, then power up and pull out. You end up weightless as you’re falling, loads of fun 🙂
I had no idea you could log flight hours in a stunt plane…way to go, Mercedes! I had the opportunity way back in high school to get involved with a flight instruction program for young people at a local airport. I love flying, and I sort of wish I had participated, but I also had (and still have) a deep feeling that I would have done something terribly wrong at some point, so I’ve just remained a passenger.
That stunt plane experience sounds fun as hell, I hope Mercedes has a blast! and definitely DO A BARREL ROLL!
Mercedes, if you don’t get a recording of the trainer saying “Do A Barrel Roll!” I may cancel my membership. Have a great time!
Man, I should really be on discord more. The Blazer body is too benign and I woulda voted for something 3D printed. Or you can kitbash the Gundam onto the TRX chassis!