Tested by the Extra 300L - 2 pilots prepare for Solo / Competition Aerobatic Flying!

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Final Step to Solo Checkout in the Extra 300L + Aerobatic Flying
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And - Learning the 2019 IAC Sportsman Known Contest Sequence!
This is the second of a multipart series. If you missed the first, view it here:
• Extra 300L Checkout (P...
We join our FlightChops Experience winner Hannah and visit Luke in Winnipeg, Canada.
I’m working toward the 2019 IAC Sportsman Known Contest Sequence in the Extra 300L, while Dave is working to get his solo checkout, and Hannah is here to have her mind blown as a new PPL with no tail wheel time, yet. :)
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@pilotdec 3 жыл бұрын

Luke is an absolute champ of an instructor

@LukePennerAerobatics 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, you are way too kind. Thank you !!👊🏻

@justinb8973 3 жыл бұрын

I really like the camera on top of the rudder, it shows how much you need to move your feet.

@rocketplane8862 3 жыл бұрын

"That was awesome! Let's not do that again." - Steve, 2021. Been there, lol.

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Haha - yup. I was so worried about hurting my neck again, I didn't think about my lower back when I flexed. And I felt it sort of "un curl"... and felt it come with in an inch of an injury - so yeah - I need more core strength before another snap roll in the Extra 300 :)

@LSZB_Airport_Spotter 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@GunganWorks 3 жыл бұрын

Last time an episode was released, I stopped my written exam prep to watch. And I passed my written! Checkride coming soon!

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Haha - awesome!

@GunganWorks 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@elainethorne4344 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on the written, and all the best to you on the Checkride!

@clearofcloud2038 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. So jealous Steve, so jealous.

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

@user-px1wj2uv3r 3 жыл бұрын

I've had the pleasurer of a couple flights in an Extra 330...man oh man, WHAT A PLANE.

@genkukov 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a fun one to watch! As an aerobatic pilot also working on sportsman, this one definitely brings back a lot of familiar experiences. Really cool how you're sharing this with the world and bring the world of aerobatics into the wide audience.

@rbhall51 3 жыл бұрын

Steve~All I could think of when I watched this was your tailwheel training with Dennis some years ago in the cub. Man! You’ve come a long way and done so much. I just got my tailwheel endorsement with my Champ this year at 69 years old and you prove to me anything is possible. Next for me is upset training! Keep your flight chops sharp. Thanks for all your experiences. They help all of us!

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Happy to hear you're getting 'er done :)

@flywithhan 3 жыл бұрын

2:15 "maybe hook you on aerobatics" oh, little did they know 😂 so funny to watch this back when I had NO idea what was going on. And I love seeing what you guys worked on up there!

@owensparks5013 3 жыл бұрын

The last minute of this video was awesome, congratulations. 👍👍

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

@@owensparks5013 thanks for watching to the end Owen :)

@hj45lp 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! What a journey for you, especially considering these weird times we're living in. Good luck for your future endeavours! 👍😎

@bulldogaxe 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Hannah!

@liamarnold7251 3 жыл бұрын

Went on a flight in the Extra 300 for my 18th birthday and it was a blast. Coolest airplane I've ever flown. Reaffirms my choice to become a fighter pilot.

@LSZB_Airport_Spotter 3 жыл бұрын

Noce

@oisiaa 3 жыл бұрын

Being a fighter pilot is nothing like flying an Extra 300.

@liamarnold7251 3 жыл бұрын

@@oisiaa I was more talking in regard to the sensations you would be feeling. Not in the actual flying of the plane.

@deanmiles3505 3 жыл бұрын

Love the smile on last landing.

@SmittySmithsonite 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations, Hannah! Man, the speed in which that thing does ANYTHING is AMAZING!! Surprised you didn't get whiplash there, Steve - pretty violent motions! I've hardly been in the air, let alone been in an acro aircraft. Sure looks like alot of fun! I've never got motion sickness before, so that should be right up my alley. If I ever get the opportunity I'll have to jump at it. Thanks for sharing, Steve! What a blast!

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! And yeah, if you're one of the people who is less inclined to motion sickness, you'd love this!

@PascalLiddane 3 жыл бұрын

Love this community content, and love the 3 points of view so far, seriously steve some of your best work

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome yeah - this is really what it is all about - we had so many plans to do more of this community generated content in 2020. Obviously things were paused, but we'll get back at it.

@radbaron 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Hannah!

@AviatingWithMel 3 жыл бұрын

I had to watch that snap roll a couple of times, that looked intense, I'm looking forward to you putting it all together...aero's is something I never quite got to, the Firefly that I was a syndicate member of was sold by the chief pilot which kyboshed that and you can't really pull G's in a Cessna 120. Being signed off for solo on the Extra is fab, well done Dave. And Well done Hannah on getting the instructor ME and CPL/IR!

@Valantir 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats to Hannah, jealous of the DA42, very few places using those yet.

@cadams6702 3 жыл бұрын

Great story telling and pacing Steve. Interleaving the 3 stories was super compelling.

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@pdawdy 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats to Hannah. Also very impressed by the airframe and Luke as an instructor. He's terrific.

@martyb6903 3 жыл бұрын

Great job ! Awesome Episode ! Keep em coming!

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do! 3 more are coming from this series :)

@Mrsournotes 3 жыл бұрын

Chops, could you do a few more snap rolls please? I wanna make sure I correctly understand them 😆. Very good videos, thank you, and congrats to Hannah!

@MikeJohnson2017 3 жыл бұрын

Luke is one hell of an instructor.

@jamiemorphy 3 жыл бұрын

Another amazing episode! Congrats to Hannah!

@HighFlight2k2 3 жыл бұрын

Loved it and congratulations to Hannah!

@stevengarner4596 3 жыл бұрын

Captivating story telling. Excellent job of telling three stories at once. Great work Steve!

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@Aerospace_Education 3 жыл бұрын

Once again, just an absolutely incredible job of storytelling with your content. Seriously impressed.!!

@micahwest4481 3 жыл бұрын

Love this Extra 300 series

@1dgram 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome man. You're living the dream.

@MrThuggery 3 жыл бұрын

Great instruction, great vid Steve and Co!

@wmmrock 3 жыл бұрын

Great episode!! Thank you

@derkiwi151 3 жыл бұрын

Luke is a great instructor

@SVSky 3 жыл бұрын

Just had my first acro lesson in a Super Decathlon yesterday, so I was smiling throughout this vid. Extra must be a beast.

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Rock on! And yes, can confirm the Extra is a beast :)

@billbrisson 3 жыл бұрын

Harv's has a few Citabria's for getting started in aerobatics as well.... planning on getting some tail-wheel time in them before really trying to hurt myself in the Extra!

@flyinfool2 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome series.

@chrisruf7590 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats Hannah And thanks for her video on test preparation it helped me last year. Now flying a super Decathlon. Waiting in vaccination to continue acro sequence training like this video.

@suninmoon4601 3 жыл бұрын

Genuinely awesome series 😎

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

So glad you're enjoying it - and thanks for being such a long time active subscriber!

@JohnBaleshiski 3 жыл бұрын

That was outstanding. Giving me a glimpse at the future when my flying is precise enough to do those kind of maneuvers. I bet that plane is exhausting!

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Can confirm - it is exhausting, in 3 dimensions - mentally, physically and emotionally!

@donmclellan3435 3 жыл бұрын

I was literally sitting here yelling Yeah! thru this video... you guys are awesome!! What a great time that must have been.

@JustPlaneSilly 3 жыл бұрын

Favorite plane I got to fly in 2020 was the extra 300.

@troyjollimore4100 3 жыл бұрын

What planes did you like better in OTHER years? ;)

@samsc6728 3 жыл бұрын

Luke is awesome, great instructor.

@magnanimus9692 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Editing and narrative made this feel like something id watch on some cable channel, not youtube. Well done.

@NellisNelson 3 жыл бұрын

I’m on premium but notice how it doesn’t jump to commercial every time something cool is about to happen! Way better than cable!

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, I have mid roll ads disabled so even if you're not on premium, you should be getting interrupted.

@GaryLaaks1 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats Hannah. Love this channel.

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary

@mcclernonck 3 жыл бұрын

This. Is. AWESOME!!! I'm pumped to fly my RV tomorrow. Thanks for sharing!

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Have fun tomorrow!

@brianpetrow7218 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Now I wanna try to justify something light aero rated... Congrats to Hannah too! awesome to hear.

@LSZB_Airport_Spotter 3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@dajames777 3 жыл бұрын

Another Awesome video🤙🤙🤙

@derekwolfe6182 3 жыл бұрын

What a great episode!! Love it!!

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

@jimbangerter903 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome…just awesome!!

@showbizvet 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet/ Sportmans was where I left my aero career. Competed once in Fond duac. Good memories. I was in a Decatalon

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Right on! And thanks for being such a long time active subscriber - 6 years! Crazy

@locustvalleystring 3 жыл бұрын

I had trouble with the amount of stick pull (loops, cuban eights, etc.) until I understood that to create a constant radius the rate of change of pitch is directly related to the airspeed. The pull force is whatever is required to achieve a consistent radius. The stick force and the g-load will change throughout. I am reliving the Sportsman sequence vicariously through your vids. THANKS! Nice job flying. PS: I never placed well in competitions, but it sure was fun.

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this one Larry

@ChainsawFPV 2 жыл бұрын

Great video guys! I hope before I die I can ride in a plane like this and feel what I put my RC planes thru!

@matthewmyers9745 3 жыл бұрын

Wanna go home? Yep!! Great vid

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Haha - yeah - after 45 mins of work in that thing, I'm ready for a break.

@JacobOldenkamp 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@LSZB_Airport_Spotter 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video👍🏼😍😍

@alexenns3203 3 жыл бұрын

Man thats awesome!!!

@carlwilliams1570 3 жыл бұрын

There is an aerobatic competition near me every October. It’s called the Mason Dixon Clash held at KFVX. It’s cool the see the different classes perform.

@billbrisson 3 жыл бұрын

this is just making me wish spring was here sooner..... Rooster and I are going back to St Andrews soon!

@gtr1952 3 жыл бұрын

Aerobatics just scare me. I have huge respect for you guys doing that!! Awesome job Steve!!! 8) --gary

@deanmiles3505 3 жыл бұрын

Bucket list...

@rktshop 3 жыл бұрын

Awesomeness!

@triedproven9908 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet.

@studiomacfilms 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Keep spreading the gospel Luke, we need more acro pilots!

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

More to come!

@danielbasovitch5087 3 жыл бұрын

Steve, That was AWESOME ! You'll be competing soon.

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks yeah - it was some amazing training! I need to be in a position where I can A: practice regularly, and B: get in better shape. Both of those things have been a challenge, so I'm setting some goals. for 2021.

@blond339 3 жыл бұрын

you should be able to check your circle on foreflight

@IRON-V 3 жыл бұрын

That poor neck or yours (again). Great series, thanks Steve!

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

This time I came prepare with more neck strength - it was my lower back that wasn't ready - time to build up that core!

@mikercflyer7383 3 жыл бұрын

When I watched Shawn D Tucker do his routine i could understand why it is so exhausting and why you needed a break. Great flying.

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Yes for sure Sean (and Luke) are super fit to be able to tolerate this on a regular basis.

@iyanmanzano 3 жыл бұрын

23:16 Goddamn, Luke's head didn't budge, Steve's was chop choppin around.

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

haha - yeah - it helps when you're in control - but no doubt that's a lot of instant G's.

@hofadry1073 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. m just wondering if there is much i can do in a glider to specifically improve powered aircraft flying. Im trying to gain experience for my ppl to hopefully lower the cost. Thanks and i love your videos.

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

I started with soaring - you can learn basically ALL the fundamentals in a glider! I'd argue that most power pilots that start with soaring have much better understanding of energy management and rudder work. The only complaint I have about starting flying where every approach as a force approach, is that the "Go Around" is not a part of my primacy, so I often work harder than a should to save an unstable approach, when aborting and going around to try again would be the better idea.

@hofadry1073 3 жыл бұрын

@@FlightChops thanks so much for responding. So what can I do to train that go around instinct on a bad approach?

@troyjollimore4100 3 жыл бұрын

If I ever make it out to Manitoba... and lose 40-50 lbs to get back under the Extra's 'recommended' passenger weight... ;) Through the 00's, I took the opportunity to fly the Pitts S-2C (SkyThrills in LA), Extra 300L (Airplane Co. in Orlando), and CAP-10 (Kaimana Aviation in Honolulu). Expensive, per ride, but nowhere near what it costs to continuously fly GA aircraft! Though performance like that tends to spoil you. Spins and stalls are nothing! Easily recoverable within 500' or so. Now, step back and try that with a Cessna or Piper... ;)

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

agreed :)

@ProbableCause-DanGryder 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing Content!

@oisiaa 3 жыл бұрын

This makes me want to buy an Extra 300...hmmm.

@ForFunFlyer 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff! 🤙🏻 Would it help your aerobatics flying being a drummer? I mean, are you able to pickup the correct coordination of controls quicker, because of your experience as a drummer?

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Probably? It is hard to say. Most of that experience is kind of subconscious initially - it takes a while to get to the point of really being able to think through what you are dining while experiencing those forces.

@studiomacfilms 3 жыл бұрын

The coordination may help. The more important aspect is the tempo and timing. If you watch great acro pilots it’s like they are flying to a click track or metronome. Lines before and after rolls are equal length. Rolls rates are constant etc. If you have a good internal clock I think it really helps. Look at Rob Holland...world champion Acro pilot and amazing musician. It’s not a coincidence.

@ForFunFlyer 3 жыл бұрын

@@FlightChops Well, it sure looks like you benefit from it, since you pickup new flying stuff quickly? 👍🏻

@ForFunFlyer 3 жыл бұрын

@@studiomacfilms Ah, there you go. It sounds really plausible, doesn't it? Thanks for sharing that info 👍🏻

@mrsaskriders 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations I hope you get your airworthiness certificate ASAP

@FlightChops 2 жыл бұрын

me too 😬

@michaelguy7168 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry Chops, love the Vid. That rambling was meant for previous video of lightweight bush plane build.

@magnanimus9692 3 жыл бұрын

Also, can see what this looks like from the judge's perspective?

@derrick_blak_ 3 жыл бұрын

name of the song at the first takeoff?

@sabeillard 3 жыл бұрын

Am I the only guy thinking that the aerobatics instructer looks like Tom Cruise on Top Gun and he's aware of the fact? 🤣 Great video!

@elainethorne4344 3 жыл бұрын

I said that right away in the other video.....and I'm sure he's heard it before. There was another comment about it in the first video.

@joshthompson2335 3 жыл бұрын

So how many hours of doing this until you stop getting nauseous? Asking for a friend ;)

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Being in control REALLY helps. But if you read Bob Hoover's book "Forever Flying" he talks about how he had to over come air sickness... and he went on to become arguably the greatest pilot that ever lived.

@troyjollimore4100 3 жыл бұрын

Years ago, I took an 'Aerobatic Ride' with The Airplane Co. out of Sanford, Florida in the Extra 300. I was taking it a bit easy, so my one mistake at the end of 45 minutes was telling the pilot, "Show me what this thing can really do." After some Humpty-Bumps coupled with Lomcevaks for a few minutes I was crying, "Stopppp!" He was expecting me to get sick, but I was pulling the plug well clear of that point! He was impressed, and told me the answer to your question. Some pilots, like his wife, never get over it. They literally can't take any sort of extreme aerobatics, especially with negative G's. Some naturally don't get queasy or sick. He said most pilots, of which I would probably be one, get violently ill when pressed through these maneuvers over, and over, and over... However, after a few days to a week or so of it (Say two to three hours a day), the sickness goes away, and you should be good after that.

@martinlynn3699 3 жыл бұрын

I won a ride in an Extra 300 25 years ago. The aileron roll went fine but when the instructor told me to pull a 5+ G 180°turn, that was the (urp) end of that. I can still see (feel) it. Think I'll go take some Pepto.

@wesgriffin2801 3 жыл бұрын

What’s the reasoning for the back seat being the PIC seat in the Extra?

@metrodriver6618 3 жыл бұрын

Probably has to do with weight and balance, i might be wrong though

@LukePennerAerobatics 3 жыл бұрын

W+B, correct and thats the way the airplane was designed. All the important equipment is in the rear. For instance, you can’t even start the airplane in the front

@troyjollimore4100 3 жыл бұрын

Most 'old school' performance tandem-seat aircraft, usually with a low wing, have PIC in the rear. The more 'traditional' planes, high-wing, like the Cub, Decathlon, Citabria, etc... have it in the front.

@danwest98 3 жыл бұрын

At 13 minutes, with the wing rocks do 2 on the diving 45 line, then pull level, do one more, then start. If you do 3 then pull, the judges may count that pull as an additional figure. They shouldn't but....I don't take that chance. The base leg entry is a good point.

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Insights appreciated.

@studiomacfilms 3 жыл бұрын

Mmm that is not correct. All competitors do 3 wags and pull level. Then the sequence starts. The judges know what the first figure is.

@danwest98 3 жыл бұрын

@@studiomacfilms you're right, I read the rules, but I still think it looks better doing it the way I said. Wouldn't be fun if we always agreed.

@studiomacfilms 3 жыл бұрын

@@danwest98 The coolest wag is when the pilot dives into the box, pulls vertical and does 3 wags on the vertical upline, caps off and drops into the sequence. This is great if the first figure is a spin, for example.

@ackack612 3 жыл бұрын

As enthusiastic as I was for the 1st of the series, disappointed that Hannah didn't fly in this one.....or did I misunderstand what I thought was upcoming.

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

It's a 5 part series I am doing the best I can to tell the stories... Hannah flew toward the end of the weekend on a perfect evening sunset flight after Dave's solo. Then I did the sequence from start to finish on the final day - that's the 5th episode of the series.

@ackack612 3 жыл бұрын

@@FlightChops Understood! (Wow, fast response or what! ) Again, I very much enjoy the channel and your ongoing efforts.....would have preferred, I think, knowing straight up she would be in episode 5.....no matter, will no doubt enjoy ensuing vids and the culmination! Thx for your work.

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Hannah's flight is actually the 4th episode of the series. Dave's solo is next (3rd), and my final sequence work is 5th. But I do need to fit in a "build vlog" before I get more of this series out - that said it shouldn't affect the over all timing of spacing these out every 2 weeks (parts 1 and 2 being a week apart is an anomaly - I usually can't publish that fast). I also have a multi part Alaska series to finish... People are wanting those to keep going too - so the struggle is real to create elaborate content that covers stories which can't be told in just 20 mins.

@ackack612 3 жыл бұрын

@@FlightChops OK!

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Cool yeah - thanks for the feedback though - it is a balancing act to get across the idea that a multipart series will cover certain things... while trying not to undersell it, at the same time as over promising elements that won't come right away. That said, did you enjoy this one despite it being largely "sans Hannah"?

@EJWash57 3 жыл бұрын

Luke... Use the G-force...

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

@goatflieg 3 жыл бұрын

It's too bad the tail cam had to mount to the rudder counterbalance; made it hard to see if the nose was moving. Kinda laughed when you'd scratch your nose after your fast rolls... like extreme maneuvers cause your moustache to tickle it! I wonder how many aerobatic rides have caused nosebleeds. To be honest, watching this is intimidating for me right now. Flown twice in the past week and still feeling rusty... nothing big, just small bits of irritating sloppiness. Winnipeg looks beautiful... but for us Americans, it might as well be the moon right now. Congrats Hannah!

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah - don't put too much pressure on yourself this year. 2021 and beyond we'll all be able to get less rusty and cross borders with less stress again.

@goatflieg 3 жыл бұрын

@@FlightChops Good news is that KPTK flight school DCT looks to have their Decathlon restoration finished soon. Been waiting on that for years!

@terry9211 3 жыл бұрын

I did a Sportsman... got a medal, cant fly??

@davidtorales8691 3 жыл бұрын

Jaja malditos abiones llegue primero

@jimmyfall9302 3 жыл бұрын

Thumbs down for the countless ads. On a sponsored video no less.

@FlightChops 3 жыл бұрын

Are you seeing mid roll ads? I explicitly disable that crap. Please confirm

@thehoeser 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like this is an occasional glitch in the KZfaq matrix. It will occasionally mid-roll on a new video because perhaps the bit telling it not too has not replicated to all servers involved. Purely speculative but this is not the first time I have heard of this.

@troyjollimore4100 3 жыл бұрын

@@FlightChops I think a couple of 15-30 second ads, well-placed, more than adequate time to spend throwing a little bit of revenue your way! Of course, James there may not be of 'our vintage' where commercials were just something you had to accept! LOL! I honestly don't remember if there even were any...