A TDBandit Milestone!!

Thats awesome TD!! Great videos Bill! I remember teaching myself to fly inverted. I kept extending the middle portion of a lazy eight till I fonally got all the way around a full lap. To this day I continue to hold the handle horizontal when inverted. I clearly remember my first complete laps inverted .... its disconcerting to go in a clockwise direction.

RknRusty wrote:Awright, good work guys! Practice a few of all the different ways of doing loops and he can come up and fly in Beginner Stunt at the Carolina Classic.
Rusty

Thanks Rusty, If I come I don't think I'll enter beginner stunt

Bill, Dave says you can fly the full patern. Intermediate is really beginners who know the pattern, and you can have a caller in the circle with you. Last October I called for the guy who beat me out of first place. It's really laid back friendly atmosphere. The most fun event for me is Saturday's Profile event. No classes, so experts and beginners all fly together, and it's a real blast. You get to meet and fly with some of the best. No real chance of winning for guys like us, and that alone relieves all the pressure.

PAMPA Stunt for all 4 classes is early Sunday morning so you might still be half asleep when your turn comes. Some guys enter that don't know the pattern very well, all the way up to some pretty good pilots. Unfortunately not very many enter the two lower classes, so we need all we can get. That's when the Combat guys give it a go, because they're still busy with Speed Limit on Saturday. We usually combine beginner and Intermediate on the same grass circle just to move it along and finish early. It's not unusual to have Beginners that don't fly inverted yet, but just do it to get the feel of how to go theough the routine. Come on up, it's the most fun thing I think I've done in my adult life.
Rusty

Naw, I can't fly the whole pattern, and may never conquer the outside square I do pretty good I think for only 50 years flying

I'm back finally, had to get my old Dell studio going again.
The video turned out good thanks! can't wait to do some more flying!

Congrats Bandit! Glad you got the computer trouble fixed. Good of Bill to help.. and fill us in. I haven't flown in sOoOo many years.. I don't know how soon I'd try inverted-flight again. I only have one airplane that I ever flew inverted. I'll never forget the first time. It was a 1/2A model that I designed.. and had flown enough times to take a chance with. Someone here used to have a quote that read; "while flying inverted.. down is up.. and up is real expensive"!

Now ya'll know we all went to the bar that night and celebrated too... My Son Jon closest, TDBandit looking as excited as always

Haha, Mister Excitement. Here's another one of him exploding with fun.

Yup that's me, I've never been real good in pics I try though so don't let my off look deceive ya I'm having a lot more fun than I look! (Bandit)

Good job Bandit. I bet it was exciting for you.

Ron

Well done mate you looked like you were having a shed load of fun!