Yes, cowl flaps use in a 182 does noticeably change the pitch tendencies of the plane. This is a significant configuration change that they should not have ignored, if they did.
They don’t prohibit inflight transfers today (although the most recent I know of is probably 10 years ago, but it was pretty regular before that.)
that one dude was hefty, and if I remember correctly his plane is the one that spun. i probably would have suggested using seat ballast to replicate the missing safety pilots. standing by for memes…
He just got sucked out before he could get it trimmed properly. (in case anyone missed the reference…)
Martha Lunken and Trevor Jacob - both had all their certificates revoked and put on a 1 year suspension before they could start training to regain them.
I wonder want the point is of revocation if all you have to do is reapply after a year. These incidents are ADM and "dangerous attitude" related. It is easy enough to fake/talk your way through that part of a written/practical exam, with your true colors never really changing. Does the FAA have a stronger, more durable certificate ban available to them (other than medical revocation)?
Not that I'm aware of. The certificate revoke falls under a USC law. There have been a few people who have had their certificates revoked more than once and regained them a 3rd time. However in some blatant offences there can be an unofficial "double secret probation" fall into place in that the offending petson may not find a willing CFI to sign off their next solo endorsement.
I dunno, I do it several times a week. Aerodynamically it is no different than holding any other attitude. The trick, of course, is the speed buildup. If they tested the dive with the pilot in the left seat, and then ballasted it on centerline (eg extra fuel), the resulting weight shift to the right might have been enough to result in dynamic instability in yaw.
Red Bull stock will go up. Right now their brand logo is on every TV and website in the world. A marketers wet dream. The biggest damage will be to their relationship with the FAA and other national regulatory bodies. Their air show at Oshkosh last summer was fantastic. Hate to see that suffer.
You are correct technically but these airplanes are designed to want to fly straight and level. Obviously several modifications were made as I bet the factory trim settings wouldn't even hold it vertical at terminal velocity. Then you have the incidence in the wing and tail that want to naturally return to straight and level. Of course I am no aerodynamicist nor aircraft designer so I could be wrong. I would imagine their "speed brake" could keep the plane under Vne but if not you can introduce flutter which will upset the trajectory.
Why would they ballast with fuel? The fuel tank isn’t where the safety pilot sat. If it’s almost the same arm in level flight, it won’t be when it sloshes forward in a dive. And it’s got a lateral offset. And it can burn.
The fuel would be in a very different ARM than the copilot when the plane is pointed straight down. Sloshing forward would be irrelevant in that position, it’s a totally different axis. Probably 30-40 inches different, and the “cg” would be much less stable around that axis.
I have to assume this was a bladder tank 182, in which case this is a pretty impressive display of the fire resistance of that design after that crash.
Yeah, that's the smallest one! They make 8.4, 12, 16, & 20 in case you want to speed up the heart attack!
Red Bull Plane Swap Pilot Appears to Post Instagram Confession A message on Luke Aikins’ Instagram page indicates he disobeyed FAA without telling team members. https://www.flyingmag.com/red-bull-...lJA&utm_content=211756055&utm_source=hs_email
...And somehow I am still not moved to drink their sewer water. I have never gotten past the smell of Red bull.
That has to be due to whatever wonderful scotch flavor notes manage to claw their way through the matrix of gawd-awful Red Bull taste. Mind you, I'm glad enough people drink the stuff to enable Red Bull to fund many cool aviation-related things they do (the plane-swap stunt notwithstanding).
If you want to see real Red Bull teamwork, watch the Miami Formula One Race Sunday. The Drivers, Pit Crews, Team Engineers et al are the pinnacle of sport. (Except for the first two races this year). Cheers
