Super Decathlon Aerobatic Airplane Lesson

This lengthy session is a deep dive into learning the taildragger Super Decathlon Aerobatic airplane in all aspects of flight.It has been cut down from a 3 hour session to fit here in YouTube, so the video will have lots of cuts in it where Howard talked to the audience. Howard focuses on airshow maneuvers with real-life airshow pilot demonstrations after the lesson. The four demonstrations are by Howard (basics), Smitty (full motion simulator), AceOfSpades (sim airshow performer) and Charlie Morris (real life Decathlon owner and airshow performer). We also have Nick from Hangar Studos 713, the developer of the Super Decathlon for MSFS live in session. This airplane has been tested and tweaked by real pilots so it can perform every airshow manouver as it should. Available in the sim Marketplace for PC and Xbox. Aerobatic Flight Maneuvers: Aresti Figures screenshot from Sporty's course and displayed here with permission from Patty Wagstaff. Smitty's Full-motion simulator YouTube Video:    • 6DOF 8KCAB   AceofSpades Airshow Video: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/txfly3... Leave your comments below, subscribe, and follow if you like this content. Thank you for your interest and support. ForderLearnToFly website: https://ForderLearnToFly.com Twitch Channel:   / forderlearntofly   (lessons on Tuesdays, group fly on Saturdays) Discord Invite:   / discord   Howard teaches on Udemy.com Music by Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... 00:00 Introduction 01:06 Welcome from the Classroom 01:15 Guests Introductions 03:22 The Main Lesson start 04:15 Lesson Topics 05:33 Our Demonstration Pilots 06:17 Introducing The Super Decathlon 09:41 What Makes an Aerobatic Plane? 14:46 Aerobatic Diagrams - Aresti Figures 16:46 Specifications 18:35 Sim Liveries 19:31 The Engine 22:33 Weight & Balance 23:39 Controls & Mappings 28:24 The Seven Steps to Learn a New Airplane 33:04 1. Obtain the POH (manual) 34:45 2. Learn Important Speeds 36:38 3. Engine Handling 38:44 4. Checklists 39:34 5. Special Add-Ons 46:14 6. Cockpit Orientation 52:24 A Note from Charlie Morris 54:18 7. Take it for a spin. 58:32 7. Demo #1 Basics with Forder 1:17:13 7. Demo #2 - AceOfSpades 1:24:48 Smitty's story of his full-motion setup 1:28:14 Demo: Smitty Full-motion Simulator 1:36:17 Demo: Charlie Morris IRL Airshow Pilot 1:55:48 Last Words from Performers 1:58:44 All Planes Victory Smoke 1:59:22 Credits