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Title: So you think your good--prove it
Post by: gobucks on December 17, 2006, 11:11:44 AM

Just found this website.

Thought all you hardcore AHII pilots would be interested.

Air Combat USA (http://www.aircombatusa.com/index.php)

Enjoy

Title: So you think your good--prove it
Post by: rpm on December 17, 2006, 11:23:48 AM

I would love to see them work that into the next Con.

Title: So you think your good--prove it
Post by: cpxxx on December 17, 2006, 05:03:33 PM

It's definitely on my list of things to do. Next time I'm in the States, I will contrive to be nearby and experience it.

Those SF260's are real little warbirds. The Irish Air Corps had them as basic trainers since 1976. Sadly they were also the nearest thing we had to a fighter/attack aircraft too. They just retired them revently and sold them to someone in the USA. So watch out at an airport near you.

If I ever have money an SF260 is on my shopping list. Unusally they are flown from the right seat. That's because they are intended as a lead in trainer for single seat jets. Here's a vid:

http://www.irishairpics.com/video/marchetti_break.wmv

(http://www.irishairpics.com/images/images/ac_marchetti_06M)


(http://www.irishairpics.com/images/images/ac_march2M.jpg)

Title: So you think your good--prove it
Post by: DREDIOCK on December 17, 2006, 07:48:11 PM

Wonder how the collisions are modeled there ;)

Title: So you think your good--prove it
Post by: Silat on December 18, 2006, 04:05:16 AM

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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Wonder how the collisions are modeled there ;)

Didnt you know that HO's are a legitimate shot? :rolleyes:

Title: So you think your good--prove it
Post by: Golfer on December 18, 2006, 07:40:55 AM

cpxxx...June 9-10 they're coming to the pittsburgh area at Butler.  I'm making some arrangements now to get some folks going.  It will be my second trip...send me an email (cfigeorge@yahoo.com) if you will be passing through or just need an excuse to visit the states :)

Title: So you think your good--prove it
Post by: DREDIOCK on December 18, 2006, 08:34:15 AM

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Originally posted by Silat
Didnt you know that HO's are a legitimate shot? :rolleyes:

Oh man can you imagine the whinesof the HO artists if the AH community went and did this?

"What do you mean I cant merge like that??
 But HO's are a legitimate tactic!!"

A full 2/3rds would never be allowed in the air

:lol

Better yet. I say let em go at it.

That would pair down the gene pool here considerably ;)

Title: So you think your good--prove it
Post by: DYNAMITE on December 18, 2006, 04:27:34 PM

I hate to say it but I'm pretty sure they have a weight restriction on those birds... having seen some photo's of my AH friends (myself included) i'm not sure we'd be cleared for takeoff... :rofl

Title: So you think your good--prove it
Post by: cpxxx on December 20, 2006, 08:39:58 AM

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Originally posted by Golfer
cpxxx...June 9-10 they're coming to the pittsburgh area at Butler.  I'm making some arrangements now to get some folks going.  It will be my second trip...send me an email (cfigeorge@yahoo.com) if you will be passing through or just need an excuse to visit the states :)

That may yet happen. Was supposed to go stateside this year but couldn't make it. I don't need much of an excuse.

Title: So you think your good--prove it
Post by: B@tfinkV on December 20, 2006, 08:41:59 AM

i would own you all mwwahaha!


long as i dont puke feeling real life 8Gs in the reversal...

Title: So you think your good--prove it
Post by: Golfer on December 20, 2006, 08:49:53 AM

Only 6 G's batfink. :)  When RV6 and I were done mine read I'd pulled +5.5 and -2.5

i had plenty of room yet to keep pushing the envelope.  I will say I've got a pretty good idea when both of those happened and they happened pretty  much instant to one another.  Going from an established pull out of a dive into the vertical to a quick snap of the stick forward (by the IP) threw me for a loop.

I needed a break, fresh air and some time.  I didn't revisit my breakfast but that was the closest I'd ever come.  Between the quick change from positive to negative G's and that it wasn't me doing the controlling at the time it wasn't going to be pretty.