Video: Vintage Aerobatics

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Modern aerobatic aircraft achieve spectacular performances thanks to high roll rates and generous power-to-weight ratios.
  • Conversely, a school of thought suggests that training in older, slower aircraft actually produces better pilots, a topic aerobatics instructor Kevin Maher will discuss.
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With roll rates of more than 400 degrees a second and generous power-to-weight ratios, modern aerobatic aircraft make today’s spectacular performances possible. But there’s a school of thought that suggests training in old, slow aircraft actually produces better pilots. Aerobatics instructor Kevin Maher shares his theories on the topic.

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