I looked at my log book this morning and the last time I flew my plane was Dec 18th :-( my 100+ hours this year has been PIC ( passenger in Coach)
however I got the chance today to fly (GIB) in a friends Yak-52 Russion aerobatic trainer today. [LINK: http://homepage.mac.com/steve.fox/PhotoAlbum5.html] http://homepage.mac.com/steve.fox/PhotoAlbum5.html There were 3 Yak-52' doing almost 4 hours of up to + and - 5 g aerobatic formation flying near Glens Falls NY. I'm am exhausted! Hopefully the pictures I took in the loops and rolls will come up. My butt was puckering up pretty tight. We were inverted in a negative G pull at 180 knots, and my camera had floated up and stuck up against the canopy (there was no way I could hold onto it, I was busy leaving my fingerprints on the rear instrument) and the canopy slid open. almost lost the camera. It probably would have hit the plane behind us. I'll admit I had to puke a little bit of coffee in my glove at the end of the last sortie to keep from making a mess of the back seat and the brand new parachute I was wearing. I'm sure glad I didnt have to use the chute 8-) Rich Parker Peterborough, NH
