Beautiful flying in a Decathlon (Matt Younkin)
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Re: Beautiful flying in a Decathlon (Matt Younkin)
Beautiful! Love the Decathlon!
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Re: Beautiful flying in a Decathlon (Matt Younkin)
....outside loops just are the coolest
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Re: Beautiful flying in a Decathlon (Matt Younkin)
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Re: Beautiful flying in a Decathlon (Matt Younkin)
Awesome to watch someone fly like that! He certainly was talented.mikestark wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyEsjAv5ldI
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Re: Beautiful flying in a Decathlon (Matt Younkin)
Was busy with my taildragger rating when the photo was taken.LowFlyingDuck wrote:Awesome to watch someone fly like that! He certainly was talented.mikestark wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyEsjAv5ldI
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Re: Beautiful flying in a Decathlon (Matt Younkin)
+1Fransw wrote:Beautiful! Love the Decathlon!
Awesome to see a machine flown so well. Personally, I find this graceful aerobatic show way more impressive than many of the high-performance displays we see these days. Roll rates of >400 degrees a second are all good and well but they almost make it too easy. This is more my cup of tea.
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Re: Beautiful flying in a Decathlon (Matt Younkin)
Question to the Decathlon and American C okes. Are these aeries certified and are they certified for aerobatics?....thanks!LowFlyingDuck wrote:Awesome to watch someone fly like that! He certainly was talented.mikestark wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyEsjAv5ldI
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Re: Beautiful flying in a Decathlon (Matt Younkin)
Most are certified. There was one that was registered as ZU IIRC. Yes they are certified for aerobatics.Fransw wrote:Question to the Decathlon and American C okes. Are these aeries certified and are they certified for aerobatics?....thanks!LowFlyingDuck wrote:Awesome to watch someone fly like that! He certainly was talented.mikestark wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyEsjAv5ldI
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Re: Beautiful flying in a Decathlon (Matt Younkin)
Thanks Mike. Decathlons are great planes! Good deals on them in the US, despite the rand..mikestark wrote:Most are certified. There was one that was registered as ZU IIRC. Yes they are certified for aerobatics.Fransw wrote:Question to the Decathlon and American C okes. Are these aeries certified and are they certified for aerobatics?....thanks!LowFlyingDuck wrote:
Awesome to watch someone fly like that! He certainly was talented.
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Re: Beautiful flying in a Decathlon (Matt Younkin)
As these videos show, the Decathlon performs aerobatics beautifully but what makes them so popular is that they are also capable of carrying two people and luggage on a cross country flight in comfort, with a decent cruise speed and without burning a ton of fuel. Very few planes can do all of these things well, hence the name Decathlin - a multi-discipline proficiency.Fransw wrote:Thanks Mike. Decathlons are great planes! Good deals on them in the US, despite the rand..mikestark wrote:Most are certified. There was one that was registered as ZU IIRC. Yes they are certified for aerobatics.Fransw wrote:
Question to the Decathlon and American C okes. Are these aeries certified and are they certified for aerobatics?....thanks!
Incidentally, the Decathlon is certified to +6g/-5G whereas the Pitts S2a for example has a g-limit of +6G/-3G. Not that g-limit is everyone of course but it gives an indication of how strong the aircraft is.
Not sure about those good deals in the States though, Fransw.. can you share some examples? I’d love to pick up a Decathlon if I could afford it.
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Re: Beautiful flying in a Decathlon (Matt Younkin)
Try tradeaplane.com, controller.com, aerotrader.com, etc.
Lots to choose from. A good deal will come if you have some patience..
Lots to choose from. A good deal will come if you have some patience..
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