So I had a pretty wicked day. Went up in a stunt plane with a pilot who will be participating in the Airdrie Air Show next July. We were in a three plane formation, two stunt planes and 1 WWII Harvard. We buzzed around Calgary on Sunday around 2pm, shot out some smoke etc. Then, we flew north of Airdrie where my plane did some stunts. (The other passenger in the other stunt plane was barfing
so they didn't get to do it)
Did a bunch of barrel rolls, as well as a loop-de-loop. Got up to about 5g's, my camera (I was taking self-shots at the time) felt about 200 pounds.
Also did a Hammer Head, where he put the plane straight up in the air, and let it drop down. Freaky as hell! I've got some cool personal shots, but I'm not posting them here. So, have a gander at these.
PS: I was so freaked out taking the upside down one of the pilot. I was scared of dropping the cam and having it smash through the canopy!! It was also super turbulent due to the high winds, which made for lots of sudden drops.
But, I survived without puking! One of the coolest experiences ever.
My Stunt Plane:
The Harvard:
The Harvard over Calgary:
The other stunt plane and downtown Calgary:
And... hanging out upside down north of Airdrie.
