"Red Bull" pilots swap aircraft in mid flight demonstration.
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"Red Bull" pilots swap aircraft in mid flight demonstration.
Incident Cessna 182G Skylane N3694U, 24 Apr 2022 (aviation-safety.net)
Red Bull pilots demonstrate mid air pilot change over......
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Red Bull pilots demonstrate mid air pilot change over......
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Interesting to watch. The one that departed went beyond vertical and went into an inverted spin- maybe in the excitement he pushed a bit too hard?
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I've mentioned here before that I've been in an inverted spin in a C152 - it had two of us up front but it had been poorly rigged.
Interestibg thought- one thing they wouldn't have tested was the dive with no-one on board!!
Anyone know why this attempt used a speed brake when there have been several successful skydiver entries of aircraft in near vertical descents slowed by a chute?
The only difference I see is that the pilot left the aircraft. Chute is stabilizing in pitch and yaw and the autopilot would only need to zero the roll rate. Clearly the autopilot did a poor job of stabilizing one of the aircraft in both pitch and yaw in this failed attempt.
The only difference I see is that the pilot left the aircraft. Chute is stabilizing in pitch and yaw and the autopilot would only need to zero the roll rate. Clearly the autopilot did a poor job of stabilizing one of the aircraft in both pitch and yaw in this failed attempt.
Interesting thought- one thing they wouldn't have tested was the dive with no-one on board!!
Anyone know why this attempt used a speed brake when there have been several successful skydiver entries of aircraft in near vertical descents slowed by a chute?
Anyone know why this attempt used a speed brake when there have been several successful skydiver entries of aircraft in near vertical descents slowed by a chute?
The only difference I see is that the pilot left the aircraft. Chute is stabilizing in pitch and yaw and the autopilot would only need to zero the roll rate. Clearly the autopilot did a poor job of stabilizing one of the aircraft in both pitch and yaw in this failed attempt.
The only difference I see is that the pilot left the aircraft. Chute is stabilizing in pitch and yaw and the autopilot would only need to zero the roll rate. Clearly the autopilot did a poor job of stabilizing one of the aircraft in both pitch and yaw in this failed attempt.
FAA revokes licenses of red bull pilots plane swappers
https://thehill.com/news/3486186-faa...ll-plane-swap/The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday that it has revoked the licenses of the two pilots involved in the unauthorized Red Bull plane swap stunt that took place in April in Arizona.
The pilots tried to swap planes while descending. One pilot landed without injuries after being forced to jump and parachute to the ground after one of the Cessna 182s spun out of control.
The other pilot regained control of the second aircraft and landed, the agency told The Hill last month.
The pilots tried to swap planes while descending. One pilot landed without injuries after being forced to jump and parachute to the ground after one of the Cessna 182s spun out of control.
The other pilot regained control of the second aircraft and landed, the agency told The Hill last month.
