Sean flys two airplanes at once! updated links

[dave siegler]

after flying a racing demonstration with slow trainers, sean flys 2 at once.    

sorry for the shaky camera, we were not expecting this.






pretty neat.  

[RknRusty]

Hmmm, not getting that to work. I'll try again later.
Rusty

[Tim Wescott]

Yup.  It no workie for me.

[Gerald Arana]

Didn't work for me either..........

Jerry

[dave siegler]

fixed now

[Perry Rose]

Yup.

[Tim Wescott]

Kewl.  Sean = Shug, or is it some other Sean?

[mike londke]

Very cool. I tried that with 2 combat planes once. It did not work out so well for me.

[dave siegler]

no Sean Mc Entee


here is the funny part..... one has 42 foot lines one had 35 foot lines....  did not realize it until we were done.     
 

[Tim Wescott]

It's cool lookin'.

So, if you put streamers on both planes and take cuts, and one has more cuts than the other, who wins?

[Mike Anderson]

 Or what if one goes lean and starts racing around faster than the other ... ?   

[Randy Cuberly]

Or what if one goes lean and starts racing around faster than the other ... ?   

Do loops with the faster one.   I used to fly two slow combat planes at once for demonstrations.  Takes some practice and several airplanes to learn but once you get the hang of it it becomes just a matter of concentration!  About 1 minute flights at first!

Randy Cuberly

[dave siegler]

Just wiggle the elevator of the faster plane


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[Sean McEntee]

Just got back to Texas last night and havent had time to reply.

Dad always talked about his trick of flying 3 Cox PT-19s at once:  one in each hand and one in his teeth.  While I have never seen this feat performed    I did see a picture posted on here of Joe Gilbert flying two ringmasters at once.

Last tuesday I was doing some demo rat-racing with Kelsey Brewer, fellow Kidventure vollunteer and Air Force counterpart.  We were in a dead heat--I dont think either of us passed each other in the air--and like so many other races, it was won in the pits.  So the idea popped into my head and we took off again, and once in the air she handed her handle off to me.  Dave got about half of the flight on video.

It took ALOT of concentration!  Between slightly breezy conditions and rotorwash from the Bell 47s giving rides at the airport, allot of correcting was needed.  

Dave mentioned the lines were different sizes.  Someone who refused to identify themselves   set aside some 37' lines to give Kelsey an edge, but lost track of which lines were which and put them on my model instead.  We didnt realize it till after I flew my double-fister move and lined both airplanes up nose-to-tail.  

For those who have never been, it really is a fun week; its a great way to get into the Airventure grounds on the cheap as well as inspiring the eager young aviators and aviatrixs (and UAS operators!) of tomorrow.  I highly recommend putting it on your to-do list!

[Tom Niebuhr]

I flew 2 .35 size airplanes at once. I figured that the plane that I thought was faster should be in my right hand. As soon as both were airborne I realized that the faster plane was in my left hand! I had to do loops with the left one.. It was a workout!