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Offline mars01

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« on: September 15, 2005, 12:00:39 AM »
Hey all,

I have attached my first attempt at some Pitts footage.

It takes about 4 mins to download over a cable modem.  Sorry dial up guys.

I still have some bugs to work out with the sun and white balance, but it can only get better from here.

Enjoy...


Thanks Morph for your help bud!
Thanks Sproge for hosting :aok



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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2005, 12:24:53 AM »
O YES!  :D  Thanks for sharing the pilot's point of view.  

You are one lucky son of a gun.  :cool:
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« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2005, 01:21:16 AM »
I'm jealous. Congrats, Mars. Enjoy.
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« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2005, 01:47:55 AM »
*Hunts down mars* Take me with you this time! :D Grats!!


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« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2005, 11:47:05 AM »
Thanks guys.

Wait till I get the three blade, hopefully this spring.  I have the perfect song for tumbling.:D

You guys get to CT there's an open seat for ya.

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« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2005, 12:42:03 PM »
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Thanks guys.

Wait till I get the three blade, hopefully this spring.  I have the perfect song for tumbling.:D

You guys get to CT there's an open seat for ya.


Bah! If you aren't 6'6" 250lbs there's an open seat :cry

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« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2005, 12:43:46 PM »
One word..

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« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2005, 12:52:11 PM »
Mars01: Have a questions. Thes are based on that the camera was mounted on your head. If it isn't never mind.

Im supprised how much time you spend looking forward in any verticle wrather than flying most stuff off your wing?

Also I didn't see any over the top roll check to the horizon?

It is also obvious you have put a lot of time into straight aliron rolls, was cool how I could see your stick and rudder inputs based on the head movment. Have you ever practiced rolling circles yet?

Dang wish you were closer, would fly up and swap rides.


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« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2005, 12:56:11 PM »
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Dang wish you were closer, would fly up and swap rides.


HiTech


why not meet 1/2 way?

could hook up for a nice romantic meal afterwards, just the two of you :D
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« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2005, 01:05:06 PM »
I say this christmas we all pitch in and but mars one of these:



then he can send us the films of him shooting down those pesky B24s and B17s.
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« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2005, 01:07:36 PM »
Nothing like spinning around over Candlewood lake in the late afternoon. I miss that place.


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« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2005, 01:09:54 PM »
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Thanks Morph for your help bud!
Thanks Sproge for hosting :aok

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just watched it.

i hate you so much :mad: :mad:

nice film  :)
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« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2005, 01:26:09 PM »
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Mars01: Have a questions. Thes are based on that the camera was mounted on your head. If it isn't never mind.

Im supprised how much time you spend looking forward in any verticle wrather than flying most stuff off your wing?

Also I didn't see any over the top roll check to the horizon?

HiTech


I noticed that too HT, and it has to be the way the camera is mounted. Trust me when i was practicing loops and rolls with him the other day all I heard was "move your head!" Check the wings!" "look here... look there!".

So he's looking and doing alot of things that arent showing up in the film for some reason. Again I think its the view angle and the way/where its mounted. I think its mounted on his head set. But again, its not showing all his head movements. Thats what I thnk. Im sure mars could give you a better answer.
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« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2005, 02:03:48 PM »
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Im supprised how much time you spend looking forward in any verticle wrather than flying most stuff off your wing?

Also I didn't see any over the top roll check to the horizon?

It is also obvious you have put a lot of time into straight aliron rolls, was cool how I could see your stick and rudder inputs based on the head movment. Have you ever practiced rolling circles yet?


Hey HT,

I set the vertical, with a quick look left and then right.  Then I watch the wing tips with my periperial vision and just kind of feel the upline in my back.  I didn't look right with the  camera, cause I didn't think it wouldn't look as good on the film.  I think that is why alot of my up lines were a bit negative.  Your right if you mean the down lines.  I need to look left and set the down line, one of my bad habbits I have to break :D.

Over top roll check?  I assume you mean the outside loop.  Normal loop I do, but I have only done a handful of outside loops so I am just starting to clean them up and get a sense of what inputs I need over the top.  Seeing the video has helped me see what is going wrong and when.  I also have to get more speed for the outside loop, cause she gets real slow over the top and loose as you can see in the vid.

I have to thank, you and the other flight sims for the aileron rolls.  I don't work them much, I just started doing the hesitation rolls and now I see they look cool on video so I have to do more of them.  The hardest part for them  was getting used to that big rudder.  Believe it or not that was only my second 8 point roll ever lol.

I love rolling circles.  I actually have some good footage from the same run of an inside rolling circle and an outside rolling circle.  They were the first maneuvers I wanted to learn after I got the pitts.  I don't know what mine look like from the ground, but I am getting at least 4 rolls for every full circle.  It's amazing how much oil they push out too :D.

I still have a long way to go and a lot to learn.

 
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Dang wish you were closer, would fly up and swap rides.
Yeah rgr that.  I was thinking the same thing after your posts last week, with the Fighters and the bird hit.  I would love to check out your RV.

If I ever get to nationals I plan on stopping in for sure.

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« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2005, 02:08:45 PM »
LOL Midnight, I hear ya.  I may need you to come down and make me shed the pounds too.  They aren't comming off.

Yeah Wolf, it was such a nice day too, which the camera barely shows because it was fighting with the sun so much.

You scare me Furb :D

I wish Larry.

Now if I could only do so well in AH lolh.