Daniel Héligoin's Snap Roll on Takeoff

Daniel Héligoin of the French Connection Airshow and his famous snap roll on takeoff at the Sussex (NJ) Airshow in 1987
See Slow-Mo version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruQgFocNJh0
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See still photos at http://frobbi.org/cap_fr/dsnap and http://frobbi.org/cap_fr/p6.html
Tribute website: http://frobbi.org/dm

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• Airshow
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• Cap-10
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[Automuse]

Holy sh#t!

[aeroshark1]

Another classic maneuver developed in aerial combat.

[Fishfingers232]

dam thats low even for an aileron roll.

[barndoor68]

Wow! Crazy move to pull so low. Excellent control

[k2477456]

i wish i knew how to do this

[FF35Pilot]

maniac !

[unapro3]

Guttsy move Mav

[denilsson31]

Incredibly dangerous. A buddy has done also with a CAP 21 and still alive fortunately.

[pdutube]

I miss seeing them!

[justforever96]

Wow...better not screw THAT up!

[flunkn70]

I've seen him do the snap roll on take off many times at Oshkosh, but once he came out nose high and on the edge of a stall. He was a good enough pilot to correct and go on to perform a perfect show. They were both some of the best that have ever been!