woodstock
Final Approach
questions..
I went to dinner with some friends last night, and one member of their party mentioned that the company he works for will charter a plane for travel sometimes. they aren't big enough for a corporate aircraft so when they need to travel they hire a small outfit which flies 310s.
he told me once this guy did a loop-de-loop for them (not sure if the plane was full - there could have been 6 people total or just 2-3, I don't know. my guess/HOPE is just the two of them).
what I'd like to know is:
1. under part 35, can you do this??
2. can a 310 do this? apparently it CAN, he DID, but when thinking of aerobatic planes the first one that comes to mind isn't a 310.
3. which type of loop is more stressful on the aircraft - this guy went straight up, and over backwards, and came around that way, as opposed to diving down and then going inverted. not sure the names of these loops.
thanks...
btw, I don't even know this guy's last name let alone the company he works for or even the charter aircraft company name either. so I'm not ratting anyone out. I did ask him though if the pilot was still alive.
I went to dinner with some friends last night, and one member of their party mentioned that the company he works for will charter a plane for travel sometimes. they aren't big enough for a corporate aircraft so when they need to travel they hire a small outfit which flies 310s.
he told me once this guy did a loop-de-loop for them (not sure if the plane was full - there could have been 6 people total or just 2-3, I don't know. my guess/HOPE is just the two of them).
what I'd like to know is:
1. under part 35, can you do this??
2. can a 310 do this? apparently it CAN, he DID, but when thinking of aerobatic planes the first one that comes to mind isn't a 310.
3. which type of loop is more stressful on the aircraft - this guy went straight up, and over backwards, and came around that way, as opposed to diving down and then going inverted. not sure the names of these loops.
thanks...
btw, I don't even know this guy's last name let alone the company he works for or even the charter aircraft company name either. so I'm not ratting anyone out. I did ask him though if the pilot was still alive.