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...then XTREME AVIATION WARBIRD ADVENTURE FLIGHTS is just for you!!! Strap yourself in to a RUSSIAN MILITARY YAK 52 WARBIRD and set off on an unrivalled flight experience. The adventure level is up to you. You can choose your own intensity, from mild to Xtreme, and your flight duration. This is a once in a lifetime, must do, 'bucket list' activity. Treat yourself or give as the perfect gift for that daredevil you know. Ask about our Gift Vouchers.
  
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Pre-Flight Information
All flight packages require approximately 30 minutes of briefing and preparation time, kitting out and photographs. Friends and family can be escorted airside to observe as you prepare for the ride of your life. Meet us at the Xtreme Aviation/Hertz Office adjacent to the new airport terminal. Our prices are based purely on airtime. Your chosen adventure level (mild to Xtreme) does not alter the price and can be adjusted to suit during your flight. Please note that for underage passengers, the maximum level the parents/guardian agreed to prior to the flight will not be increased during flight.
Choose Your Adventure Level (Glossary below)
MILD...
No aerobatics, general manouevring with steep turns and wingovers....
MODERATE...
Limited aerobatics including loops and rolls with some inverted flying. There are rest periods between each manouevre....
XTREME...
Spinning, loops, rolls, stalls, inverted flight and vertical rolls in sequence. A sequence is a combination of these manouevres without rest periods in between...
Choose Your Flight Duration
SHORT - $215 15 minutes
MEDIUM - $395 30 minutes
LONG - $595 45 minutes
Glossary
G Force
'G' is a measure of the force of gravity, therefore 4g is a force four times the force of gravity.
Loops
The aircraft enters a dive to build up speed to 300kph then enters a 4g (four times the force of gravity) pull up all the way to the inverted (upside down) position before pointing nose down and building up speed and ending up back where you started...
Horizontal Rolls
The aircraft enters a dive to build up speed to 280kph before pulling up to the nose just above the horizon. It then rolls through 360 degrees left or right going through the inverted position (upside down) on the way. The Yak rolls faster to the right than the left due to the direction of rotation of the propeller...
Vertical Rolls
These manoeuvres require maximum speed. The aircraft enters a dive to reach 350kph and then enters a 5g pull up to the vertical position (going straight up). While pointing
vertically upwards the aircraft then rolls through 180 or 360 degrees either to the left or the right....
Barrel Rolls
This is a combination of a loop and a roll. The aircraft enters a dive to build up speed to 300kph then starts to pull the nose up. As the nose starts coming up we also start to roll, but we keep pulling also. The aircraft will change its direction by about 90 degrees by the time it reaches the inverted (upside down) position. The second half of the manoeuvre will keep the pulling and rolling happening until we end up pointing in the same direction we started but displaced to the left or right depending on the direction of roll.....
Stall Turns
These manoeuvres are quite gracefull. We need good speed, about 320kph before pulling up into the vertical (straight up position). We stay pointing straight up until most of our speed washes off, then use the rudder to turn the aircraft so that it is pointing vertically downwards. We allow the aircraft to build up speed before pulling out of the dive.....
Spins
Spins are a complex mixture of aerodynamics. Spinning is prohibited in most general aviation aircraft and is not even covered in the private pilot licence syllabus. An aircraft enters a spin when it flies slow enough that one wing does not produce enough lifting force to fly, but the other wing does. This combination of aerodynamic forces causes the aircraft to pitch, roll and yaw simultaneously generating high rates of descent. Untrained pilots can find it difficult to recover from a spin, and in some aircraft, it is impossible to recover from a spin. The Yak 52 spins quite easily and is relatively easy to recover. Generally, we will not spin the Yak past more than three full 360 degree turns and it takes about 2000 feet of height to effect the recovery. Some aircraft can enter an inverted (upside down) spin, however we only conduct upright (erect) spinning in our machine....
Inverted Flight
Flying upside down......
Cuban and Lazy Eights
These manoeuvres are simply combinations of loops and rolls used to vary a sequence. The rolls are done when the aircraft is pointing either 45 degrees upwards or 45 degrees downwards while inverted (upside down)...
Wingovers
Wingovers are used to enable the pilot to position the aircraft for his next aerobatic manoeuvre. They are usually done by pulling up and rolling the aircraft to position it lined up on a ground feature or for spectators for a specific manoeuvre.... |