Dave,

Thanks for the welcome, it is certainly appreciated. It's also great
to meet someone else who has shared the same experiences at "Van
Slant" (Funny, but true)with Azar. I look forward to becoming more
comfortable with negative G and inverted flight without having my feet
fall off the pedals. With regard to flying aileron rolls in the
Stearman, I can only imagine how challenging they must be given the
slow roll rate. But I hope to go up in the Stearman when Spring
arrives, as this will certainly be a spectacular way to round out my
first aerobatic experiences.

Dave

(Dave Russell) wrote in message om...
Dave,

Welcome! It's great to read a story about somebody taking the step up
to inverted and having so much fun doing it. We used to call Erwinna
"Van Slant", and Azar is a truly wonderful guy.

My first few inverted sessions convinced me that there should be an
inverted "fudge factor" of about 7 (i.e., -1 on the g-meter really
means -7). Pretty soon you'll be pushing a couple without noticing it
much... but I've yet to meet anyone that pushes -3 or more and claims
it's fun or easy. :-|

Once you get those aileron rolls down really well in the Super D, get
Azar to take you for a ride in the Stearman and try one. It's a
humbling experience, to say the least.

If you should find a 12-step program for areobatic pilots, please
don't tell my wife about it.

-Dave Russell
8KCAB / N2S-3