Regarding the opening sequence he must have a great deal of confidence in both his own skill and the reliability of that engine to get into a situation so desperately close to a stall so close to the ground for such a long period of time!!
@Smecty I started seeing stunt pilots doing this about 5-6 years ago, and it seems to be a staple now. Not sure it has a name (the announcer called it cross-controlling when John Mohr did it, which is just skidding or slipping). Here they're using ground effect to get extra lift in addition to the engine thrust. Skip has a 400HP engine in that thing so you can see what a wild angle that lets him fly at!
Regarding the opening sequence he must have a great deal of confidence in both his own skill and the reliability of that engine to get into a situation so desperately close to a stall so close to the ground for such a long period of time!!
Smecty 6 months ago
@Smecty I started seeing stunt pilots doing this about 5-6 years ago, and it seems to be a staple now. Not sure it has a name (the announcer called it cross-controlling when John Mohr did it, which is just skidding or slipping). Here they're using ground effect to get extra lift in addition to the engine thrust. Skip has a 400HP engine in that thing so you can see what a wild angle that lets him fly at!
GBOAD 6 months ago