"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Dave Stadt wrote:

And he does it with a rock stock 220 hp Stearman. No 450 hp P&W making a
racket that wakes the dead. Guys like that have piloting skills far
beyond
Tucker and all the others that would be lost if they had to fly with
finesse
instead of with horse power.

We saw a performer who did the same thing (maybe the same guy) at the
balloon festival at Solberg maybe 8 years ago. You're right about
finesse -- the engine quits when it gets inverted, so many of the
maneuvers really have no room for error.

NO maneuver done in the low altitude aerobatic environment, power or no
power, has any room for error.
Dudley Henriques