Not really. But it isn't as much fun as flying aerobatics in a small airplane.
Vid is kind of long but if you skip through it you get the general idea. They don't record any audio so it has music. Just as well because I said a couple bad words :rofl:
[youtube]jMQQSjwNH3U[/youtube]
Went down and did a session at Sky Combat Ace in Vegas (Henderson actually). They give you a little briefing, strap a parachute on you, then strap you into the front seat of an Extra 300 LC. I think the parachute is more a technicality than anything. They show you where the canopy jettison is and the d ring on the chute. And don't touch the canopy jettison and to not pull the d-ring unless you are falling out the airplane in the sky.
Did dogfighting of another plane and you get to fly that portion of it. They set the planes up on the merge- so flying towards each other with quite a bit of lateral separation. The when you get wingtip to wingtip you take the controls and get to do whatever is necessary to get behind the other plane and "kill" them with the laser. Pulled 7.5 g's on that part which is something else to feel if you haven't done it before. Crazy.
Then they show you how to fly some simple aerobatics and you get to fly them (loop, barrel rolls, split S, hammerhead). Then they do crazy stuff like spins, a tail slide, Lomcevak (tumble).
Finally they do a simulated bomb run in the desert flying really close to the ground. That was awesome.
My pilot was a former Air Force f-16 pilot and he didn't seem suicidal or like he had a death wish, so I wasn't that nervous. I was most worried I'd puke or pass out from G-lock. Neither happened so that was good :thumb:
Super super fun. The most fun thing I've ever done bar-none. I'll be back
Vid is kind of long but if you skip through it you get the general idea. They don't record any audio so it has music. Just as well because I said a couple bad words :rofl:
[youtube]jMQQSjwNH3U[/youtube]
Went down and did a session at Sky Combat Ace in Vegas (Henderson actually). They give you a little briefing, strap a parachute on you, then strap you into the front seat of an Extra 300 LC. I think the parachute is more a technicality than anything. They show you where the canopy jettison is and the d ring on the chute. And don't touch the canopy jettison and to not pull the d-ring unless you are falling out the airplane in the sky.
Did dogfighting of another plane and you get to fly that portion of it. They set the planes up on the merge- so flying towards each other with quite a bit of lateral separation. The when you get wingtip to wingtip you take the controls and get to do whatever is necessary to get behind the other plane and "kill" them with the laser. Pulled 7.5 g's on that part which is something else to feel if you haven't done it before. Crazy.
Then they show you how to fly some simple aerobatics and you get to fly them (loop, barrel rolls, split S, hammerhead). Then they do crazy stuff like spins, a tail slide, Lomcevak (tumble).
Finally they do a simulated bomb run in the desert flying really close to the ground. That was awesome.
My pilot was a former Air Force f-16 pilot and he didn't seem suicidal or like he had a death wish, so I wasn't that nervous. I was most worried I'd puke or pass out from G-lock. Neither happened so that was good :thumb:
Super super fun. The most fun thing I've ever done bar-none. I'll be back
