Pilkington's World of Aerobatics

Welcome

This website is being reconstructed so I apologise for the mess. It will eventually contain much general information about aerobatics in Australia. I will attempt to provide reliable, correct information with references to my data source.

Everything from stalling, spinning, aerobatics to low level competition aerobatics. The key underpinning knowledge as well as the training required.

One of my favourite magazine articles published by CASA is The Unreachables are they unteachable? “the newbie mistake of gullibly believing everything I read was true. …. these largely fossilised creatures …… exist in a cesspit of misinformation, half-baked truths and misshapen facts, fertilised by the manure of their daily postings. … I would come to meet many …… and while it cannot be argued that a great proportion of them were indeed white men over the age of sixty, a surprising number were not: there were females, old and young; pilots of extremely modern aircraft and flying instructors younger than a decent bottle of Scotch. …. the best procedure for safety promotion is a combination of leading by example—stay current; fly regularly; be present at education awareness seminars; keep an open mind; read blogs, publications and opinion pieces; ask questions of specialist experts and those with more experience than yourself; and remain cheerful and in good humour—never resort to personal insult and mind your manners.”

At this website I will address much of this “cesspit of misinformation, half-baked truths and misshapen facts” that is relevant to aerobatics. Do you know of any more?

Note that aerobatic training is not Upset Prevention and Recovery Training. LOC-I accidents continues to be the single biggest cause of fatal General Aviation Accidents and UPRT is the principal way to address it. More information at UPRTA!

The general blog posts from this website have been removed to Substack so you can subscribe there to view them. New Substack posts and others from the Ozaeros Aerobatics Facebook page are displayed below.

"Turning your mode S transponder on prior to taxi will increase your electronic conspicuity to other aircraft, enhancing their situation awareness and alerted see and avoid practices. Likewise, using an electronic flight bag at a non‑controlled aerodrome can enhance your awareness of other traffic in the vicinity when they are using mode S transponders or ADS-B."

Excellent advice. My Super Decathlon will produce about 1200 RPM after start with the throttle set at 10 mm. Every additional mm is about an extra 100 RPM! As Phil says, the most wear of an engine occurs at start.