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Subject: Re: basic aerobatics in a 360
From: Keith Smith <keith.smith@gmail.com>
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> I'm fortunate to have gotten most of my aerobatic urges worked out in the
> Air Farce, but if you really want to do serious acro I recommend you trade
> hours with a friend who owns an airplane designed for negative g flight.

I concur, the Lancair doesn't appear to be an ideal aerobatics
platform, partly because of the lack of an inverted oil system, but
equally because of its super clean profile.  I get the sense that once
the nose is pointed down, you have very little time before the plane
will reach VNE, left unchecked.  My non-aerobatic descents have
already had me at 220kias without any effort (or significant pitch) at
all.

For a full range of aerobatics, I would certainly go find another
airplane, but for a select few maneuvers, it seems like a reasonable
ship.

My primary concern now is that of the health of the attitude indicator.

If anyone has any evidence that exceeding 60degs of bank has no affect
on the long term health of the AI, please chime in.  Otherwise, I'm
going to assume that it's not ideal for an IFR aircraft.

Keith