IAC Unlimited Known 2008 in SZD59 Acro

The sequence was flown in SZD59. It's not a perfect pass but most of the figurs are okay. I deliberately failed the tailslide due to the fact that the SZD is not allowed to talslide.

[@MiddleAgedMisfit]

Dude...right at 1:00, watching that wing flex like that makes my stomach flip.

[@MiddleAgedMisfit]

Watching that wing flex at 1:00 makes my stomach turn. That's crazy.

[@RoelBaardman]

Hehe. You make the figures seem pretty easy to do at least yes. :) Only at the half loop-half snap you are giving a lot of inputs. Enjoy the plane, I hope to see a lot more videos :) The head-mounted cam is also great, because it gives insight about where you look at during the figures.

[@RoelBaardman]

Nice video! Are you flying SZD now instead of the Salto, or is that one still yours too?

[@AeroSign]

From the aeronautical dictionary; "Grayout is transient dimming or haziness of vision resulting from temporary impairment of cerebral circulation".

[@CGuldager]

Den ser bare fed ud at flyve! Skal i gang med S-certifikatet i Vøjstrup her til foråret.. Glæder mig utrolig meget. Christian

[@AeroSign]

Thanks! Yeah fly the SZD59 now. I sold the Salto this summer. I was'nt happy about selling it but I did'nt use it enough.

[@AeroSign]

Hi Markus, I will appreciate your critique! You did very well at this years WGAC, I'd be a fool if I did'nt listen :-) Regarding the tailslide approval, I am pretty surprised. I have been in contact with Bernd Hager and other people at AllStar regarding that. They keep telling me it is on the way.... It's the main reason I still have'nt bought an Acro.... How did they do at the German nationals?

[@RoelBaardman]

I can imagine. Where did you sell it to? And how do you like the SZD? How does it compare to the Salto?

[@arbpotatoes]

What's greyout? Also, that's pretty damn intense...

[@AeroSign]

@CGuldager Hej Christian, Vi glæder os til at se dig derude! Den er fantastisk at flyve og vi er ret priviligeret at vi har sådan en flyver tilrådighed i Vøjstrup :-) Ses på Vøjstrup!

[@AeroSign]

I sold it to some lucky guy in Germany - somewhere near Hannover I think it was. The SZD handles very well. It is much easier to fly the figurs well. The Salto requries more skill and even with skill some manoveres are hard/impossible to do. As you can see in this video there are figurs included which the Salto cannot do (not pretty atleast). With the SZD you are also able to mark the up/down lines better without hitting Vne or running out of energy. It's highly recommendable :-)

[@AeroSign]

I don't know if the SZD can compete with the Swift. As long as the tailslide is prohibited we won't see it in any competition. I have spoken with AllStar regarding the approval. The glider is strong enough - it's just a matter of papers. In July this year they told me the papers had returned from EASA and the approval just needeed an accept from the Polish Air Regulation Office. With a little luck the approval will be sent out spring next year.... That would be awsome :-)

[@Swiftmaxu]

Hi MIchael, Very nice video and well done! Do you want me to critique you again? ;-) Just strange that you say the SZD is not approved for tailslides! In Germany it actually is and this year there where I believe 4 different SZD flown in unlimited class at the german nationals! Look out, maybe we will see the first SZD to fly at the WGAC2009 in France! Best regards, Markus

[@AeroSign]

Yeah... it's harder than it looks. I am push/pull between -4 and 6G some places in the sequence. Going from negative G's to positive G's forces you to breath right. If not there are a risk of grayout.... or blackout in rare cases (never had that though)....

[@RoelBaardman]

Only too bad that it can't (isn't allowed to?) do tailslides. Why is that? I thought it was a Swift S-1 competitor?

[@lukaszszpak]

Wow !!! nice

[@arbpotatoes]

Are you breathing heavily to cope with the Gs?

[@RoelBaardman]

Hm, okay. Except for local sportsman competitions maybe, but I figure you're somewhat past that class :) Elsewhere on youtube I can see others performing something that looks like a tailslide with it.

[@AeroSign]

Anyway, it's not as "intense" as it sounds - just breath right and you completely safe.

[@steffenelberg]

Den er godt nok kvik på rorerne...WOW