Steven Lewis wrote: > > A former owner says that the coupe can do barrel rolls without > placing undue stress on the plane - what is the feeling out > there on the wisdom of doing this - > He also says he has done loops. > ==============================================================
Compliments for asking! Much smarter than the former owner was or the fifty or a hundred Coupe pilots I've talked to who were thinking about trying this. I'm not an aerobatic pilot but I've been in on ten or twenty discussions of this that included aerobatic pilots. I've been in on discussions of this with Fred Weick, the designer. Consensus: To do ANY aerobatics in a production plane that is not designed for it takes MUCH, MUCH, MUCH more skill than doing them in the rented Citabria or Pitts. To do aerobatics in a production plane, you must be _so_good_ that AT NO POINT DO YOU APPROACH THE LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. If Bob Hoover offers to take me for an aerobatic flight in my plane I would go without a question. He's made a career of aerobatics in planes not designed for it. Do it with Chuck Yeager? Maybe. Anyone else? NO! Compliments also to the many people who've given such good advice already! -- Ed Burkhead East Peoria, Ill. N3802H, 415-D
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