I totally agree with you Rick. Aerobatic flying is not different from any
other way of flying. If your plane is controllable and structurally intact
you should be able to get home and land safely. If you cannot - you
shouldn't take off in the first place. The important thing not to be missed
here is the fact that this newsgroup is populated mostly by americans, and
those people won't even fart before strapping on a parachute and buying fat
insurance to comply with their moronic regulations written by bloodsucking
lawyers...



"Rick Macklem" <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca> wrote in message
news:a6bf06$2av$1@testinfo.cs.uoguelph.ca...
> Randy (acroav8rrandy@aol.com) wrote:
> : Bob,
>
> : RUN! RUN far away! DO NOT GO BACK to this instructor! As a CFI and
> : an ATP, I was SHOCKED to read your post. NO CFI is his/her right mind
> : would EVER EVER give Aerobatic Flight Instruction WITHOUT PARACHUTES!
> : UFB!
>
> Just out of curiousity, when was the last time an instructor/student
> bailed out of an aerobatic trainer during basic training? (I ask because I
> haven't heard of any such cases. I have heard of WWII era training
> bailouts, usually after a midair.) I'm not talking about solo flying,
> but dual instruction in basic aeros.
>
> Why I ask this is because, here in Canada, there is no such reg and I'm
> not convinced that basic dual aerobatics without parachutes is such a
> dangerous thing. (I'm not saying you shouldn't wear one, but I think it
> should be a choice, just like wearing a Nomex suite and/or crash helmet.)
>
> Just my opinion, rick
>

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