FIRST flight competing at the 2023 World Advanced Aerobatic Championship! 

Thank you so much for the kind comment and for attending my talk at the museum ! 🙃👊🏻

Very cool! I flew the Yak55 once. Really enjoyed that airplane. How did you like your AWAC experience. It takes a lot of effort to get to but it was one of the best experiences of my flying life.

Super experience, 27 at the time and probably not as prepared as I should have been, was flying the SU 29 (previously the Yak 52) back in SA so the Yak was the obvious choice, loved the USA 🇺🇸 experience, friendly ppl just great 👍🏻

Thanks Steve !! Right ?? I felt them again even through the editing process 😅

Thank you so much !!! I love to share this passion and getting others involved in this amazing sport !!

Great to have you here~ thanks for your support 👊🏻 spending time at CAM is always a massive highlight of my year

@@LukePennerAerobatics I don't get over there nearly as much as I'd like to. Really wish I'd been able to keep the RV-8 and fly in more than just once. But I shall return!

Thank you my friend !👊🏻

Thanks for being here! I’m glad you’ve enjoyed my videos !👊🏻

Thanks !!! I appreciate the comment ! 👊🏻

Noted ! :) thanks for watching !

Thanks so much !! Glad to hear you enjoyed !👊🏻

Excellent ! Thats what I was hoping people would do :) Thanks for watching !

Imagine seeing you here. Lol.

There can never be too many !! 😅

Thanks for watching !! 👊🏻

@@LukePennerAerobatics I was going to score it but then I can't fly as well as you do. I actually haven't flown for a couple of years after an illness took me out. I'm hoping to make it back before too long. I love competition aerobatics and miss it greatly. I think the pursuit of perfect control at any attitude suits my brain.

@@LukePennerAerobatics And I hope the rest of the comp goes well for you. Just remember its more important you stay focused on what you're doing and fly well than uploading. it wont hurt me or anyone else if you upload a day later.

Glad you enjoyed !👊🏻

Thank you my friend !👊🏻

Takk!!👊🏻

Thanks ! Great question. The 330SC is certified in Europe, and perhaps a few other countries. In the USA it’s technically under the experimental category and in Canada mine has a special C of A. The Edge540 is certainly an incredible airplane and one of my top 3 bucket list airplanes to fly. Why they haven’t done well at the unlimited level at the world level …. It’s a great question and I can only really speculate my own thoughts. For one, their heyday is over given that their manufacturer, Zivko, doesn’t really support the airplane anymore, as they haven’t produced an airframe in many many years. Whereas, Extras have been in constant production for many decades now so the support is excellent. Having watched quite a few Edges compete, I don’t think they have any significant additional roll rate over an SC but they do have more vertical penetration, being lighter. That said, Extra airplanes have a much much better safety record than Edges, where Edges have had ailerons depart the aircraft in flight as an example. Part of the SC’s “secret sauce” is how well they present to the judges with their size (the Edge’s are smaller and are harder to see) and the Edge does not seem to snap as well as an SC and at the advanced/unlimited level ~ the contests are won and lost on quality of snap rolls. Just my two cents.

@@LukePennerAerobatics Thank you for your very detailed answer. I hope for you, that you one day can take a seat in a Zivko Edge 540 and test it yourself. I didn't know that the SC snaps better. I would have guessed it would have something to do with aerodynamic differences and/or with the control precision, or feedback. It's interesting to think about. You mentioned also that Zivko doesn't support the Edge any further, this means you're better served with an Extra. Looking forward to your next videos. ✌🏼

Do it ! Let me know how it looks all blown up 😃

@@LukePennerAerobatics Copy that!

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Kh6ggZDnGJw.html check this video out to explain the Aresti symbols

It’s the most enjoyable type of flying that I have found ! My head is around 3-4 inches below the canopy

Insta360 X3. Fantastic camera ! Its stabilization handles aircraft movement much better than a Go pro