----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----I disagree with your assessment of FLYBOYS, Alan. The "slips" and "flaws" you mentioned are insignificent "nits" IMHO. Same for the "fake"zepplin! Where on earth would Tony Bill get a real one ?! Anyway, it looked real enough for me to thoroughly enjoy the scenes it appeared in. As for falling out of an airplane in inverted flight, I personally have hundreds of hours of inverted flight without hanging in my shoulder straps or seat belts. No one suggested that the movie fighter pilots were inverted at less than one G. Ever try a barrel roll? There are several scenes in the movie where the pilot of an airplane under close attack from behind, does a "very strange looking maneuver" which instantly reverses their positions and places his airplane behind the enemy, in firing range. It happens that fighter pilots were practicing this identical maneuver 50 years after WW I. It is called a "high g barrel roll" and is essentially uncoordinated flight throughout. I often, but not always, entered a spin when performing it/teaching it. Of course it is a "last ditch maneuver", and a far better tactic would be to not get into such a situation.
I wholeheartedly recommend the movie to all Coupers and respectfully suggest that they sit back and enjoy it, rather than looking for "flaws". Many of us see enough of those while shaving each morning.
Don Bowen
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Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 13:02:27 -0400
Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Re: Flyboys
To: [email protected]----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----I went to see it and certainly recommend it.Some non-pilots even felt a little dizzyness from the aerobatics.There are some flaws, such as a lot of inverted flying and those planes never had seat belts or harnesses.. I don't think the Niewport 17 was much of an aerobatic plane.Also at the beginning of the film a plane taxies by with a Continental engine...A few little slips, but overall an excellent film, Not too much kissy-kissy stuff and plenty of flying. The early century details are all very authentic. The zeppelin does look a bit fake.may favorite part was the joy ride with the chick over the lakes at sunset. I had been doing some similar low level flying over lake Conroe that morning.The feeling in the seat of my pants remains there.Alan Fairclough.No Dennis.It IS just a feeling.============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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