---------------------------------------------------------- Aerobatic-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 01/12/04: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:45 PM - Wow... Weee... Wayne (C. Rabaut) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:45:25 PM PST US From: "C. Rabaut" Subject: Aerobatic-List: Wow... Weee... Wayne --> Aerobatic-List message posted by: "C. Rabaut" Okay Guys & Gals, I just had my first aerobatic "lesson" from Wayne Handley in his Extra 300L. I've seen him fly many times before, but never had the honor/opportunity to get one-on-one instruction from him. Wayne is a GREAT instructor. And I apparently don't have too many engrained bad habits. If you're interested go to www.waynehandley.com he's reasonably priced (for his experience, skill & knowledge level) if you're located somewhere close to central California. God that 300L flys nice, good acceleration, quick roll-rate, and overall very responsive! It has all the amenities of a Lexus; and I thought I liked Rockets a lot. It kinda' feels like I've been cheating on my best gal (my RV-4); but Hell I've gotten over "that feeling" before. Well what can I say... Wayne says I got "okay" rolls, "almost perfect" loops (he showed me how to make 'em watermelons or elliptical, or just about any shape), good half-cubans, good stalls/spins, lousy knife edges, as well as so/so immelmans & split "S"es. Next time we're gonna work on hammerheads, inverted flat spins, out side loops, and some other harder negative G stuff like that... maybe even a "Lumpy Chek" if I can get through/learn real snap rolls. This time, during our lunch break, we went for Mexican. I had a large burrito that later kept causing me to burp after anything around 4 G's (thank goodness I was flyin' back seat with the eyeball vents opened & the heat on). Okay, now I can no longer brag that "I'm completely self taught" when it comes to aerobatics; but I can say I'm still learning, I'm getting better, and my maneuvers are crisper/cleaner. I HIGHLY recommend Wayne Handley and can say (now from experience) that although being self-taught is cheap and not necessarily bad per se... it's definitely not the best way to go. Having someone who KNOWS their stuff (as Wayne certainly does) accelerates the learning curve and virtually eliminates the adrenaline caused by the fear factor (but there's still enough adrenaline pumping so you can still get your fix). Take care & Take air my friends, Chuck skinny, dumb & happy.... DNA do not archive