French Connection Aerobatics (OLD VERSION)

(See new version with HQ option http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fXl4xDV6-k
Over Hudson River, north of Poughkeepsie, NY. VERY bumpy day. Maneuvers include loop, hammerhead, barrel roll, cloverleaf, mirror turn, takeoff, landing. Source for this edit: VHS dub. Aircraft: Mudry CAP10B Airport: Dutchess County (KPOU) Camcorder: Canon 8mm, wide angle.

They had a request from a French TV station that needed footage as soon as possible. I was one of their long-time students and photographers. They gave me very little warning to get to the airport. After the flight, I quickly made a VHS dub of the original 8mm tape before it was sent overseas overnight.

In Memory of Daniel Héligoin & Montaine Mallet, pilots.
Tribute website at http://www.frobbi.org/dm

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• CAP10
• CAP
• airplane
• aviation
• flying
• airshow
• acro
• acrobatics
• aerobatic
• Mudry
• cap-10
• French
• Connection
• Airshow
• Daniel
• Héligoin
• Montaine
• Mallet

[robbif]

Folks, There have been recent updates to my French Connection website. The link is available via (More info) in the upper right.

This video is also available on Google Video, where it can be downloaded as an MP4.

Enjoy!

Robbi

[robbif]

Again, thanks for all the comments. I was one of their early NY students and miss them too. Be sure to click on (more) at the upper right so you can click on my French Connection tribute website.

[robbif]

My belated thanks to all who have posted such nice comments. Be sure to check out my tribute website via the link at the bottom of the "About the Video" section above. Robbi

[metfanal]

wow!!!! awesome video!!! where's this been hiding???? Used to see them at the best little airshow in the world....SUSSEX NEW JERSEY.....RIP FRENCH CONNECTION

[snappin360]

Without a doubt the tightest aerobatic team ever!!!!!!!!!

[pascalcomby]

Felicitations, une belle leçon de pilotage... Merci pour ces agréables images !

[Airwolf21016]

We had them at the Elkhart Airshow a few times and they were great, so sad that they have passed on.

[flunkn70]

After having watched them at Oshkosh for many years, I was lucky enough to have taken aerobatics lessons from them in Bunnell, FL. They ran a world class operation!

[iflyc77]

that hammerhead was awesome

[davidduval17]

Woo respect !

[b19pilot]

dirty flying

[mopp86]

2:13 et 4:42 c'est tout simplement WAOUH !!!

[BenHaor]

Very nice aerobatic flight and video! Not surprisingly an experienced capitan in control of the second CAP-10, as it isn't for everyone to get the maneuvers done precisely, specially in a formation flight!