On 2/27/2007 11:14:21 AM, "Viperdoc" wrote:

There is a Cirrus owner on our field who gained himself the nickname "super
pull up"- he would accelerate down the runway at low altitude after
rotating, and then do a high g chandelle type maneuver. This usually
occurred in front of a bunch of experienced warbird/aerobatic pilots, all of
whom weren't too impressed.

It must be the "low-time pilot" excitement in experiencing the increased
G-forces. The Cirrus that spun into the ground here in upstate NY back in
2002, killing both pilot/owners inside, was seen at a nearby airport 30
minutes before the crash performing the exact same maneuvers.

The NTSB accident report has a quote from a witness stating this fact.

--
Peter