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I don't know. I've seen guys do that kind of stuff in Extra's and those kinda planes all the time at those altitudes. Granted, an Extra is not a 109, but I figure that whoever owns that plane, ain't gonna hand the keys over to a guy who doesn't have his sh1t wired pretty tight.
I'm like probably everyone else here. No acro experience, No 109 time.
I read the stuff over on Flypast also. It looks like two schools of thought have developed.
1. He departed.
2. He didn't depart.
I'm leaning toward two personally. Given my first statement, you gotta be someone special to even sit in one, let alone fly it, that pretty much sets the tone for my thinking. Saying that, out of a very remarkable ride, the most remarkable thing I can say is rudder. That was a big yaw. Any more and the question would be answered by a very low level inverted departure. Deliberate, or not. Corrected mistake, or not. The only guy who can answer that truthfully is the pilot himself. All I can say to him is, Thanks for the great show! Thanks to the owner for having it out! And thanks to Laurent for filming it!
As for flying a rare plane, and flying that way. Awesome! I want more! If I had my way the Spirit of St Louis would be doing low levels at airshows and the Spruce Goose would have a kick a$$ 300 speaker sound system, 700 gallons of booze, 75 strippers, and a weekly, party to Oahu flight. Yeeehaa!
When I get my 109 (the other red 7, preferably), we'll go up and depart it at 10000 feet, and have Roger film it going. Then we'll know a little more about 109's.
Another thought, It would be cool if one of the big shot dudes lurking about WIX could give Steve Hinton or David Price, the CAF Dudes, The Russell Dudes, or the Messerschmitt Foundation Dudes a ring, and ask them if they could post a few 109 experiences here. I'm serious. I know that horsepower exists here.
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