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static show
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scenic flight
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display flight
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formation flight
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incentive flights
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Some references;
"The best aerobatics were performed by a Russian pilot who's
name escapes me at the moment. He took off and hugged the runway
at only a few feet and then did a flick roll at less than 50 feet
from the ground! The way he flung his Yak 52 around was amazing,
tumbles and spins aplenty. He ended his display by landing straight
off the top of a loop and waved to the crowd as he touched down."
North Weald Air Display, 10 May 1998
http://www.uk-airshows.demon.co.uk/nw/northw.htm
"Next up was a slightly insane Russian in
a Yak-52. The flick roll he did just after take-off woke everyone
up, and then he proceeded to throw the aircraft around the sky like
you wouldn't believe. Tumbling end over end and sometimes throttling
back so much you couldn't hear the engine at all, he looked for
all the world like he was a dead man for sure! As he finished and
landed a lorry went along the crowdline with Airlift veterans throwing
chocolate bars at the crowd - a nice touch!"
RAF Cosford Air Show, 14 June 1998
http://www.uk-airshows.demon.co.uk/co/cosford.htm
"The display started at 12.30 with the Harrier doing its usual
routine of fast and slow flying. The second item I have seen before
at last year's show but its an excellent display. Gennady Elfimov
in his Yak-52 takes off and keeps it low to the ground, he then
pulls up and does a flick roll very close to the ground. Its a big
surprise if you're not expecting it. He then did a superb display
of gut-wrenching aerobatics, finishing off with a reverse half-Cuban
to land."
North Weald Air Display, 16 May 1999
http://www.uk-airshows.demon.co.uk/nw/nw99.htm
"Visitors to the North Weald airshow can't have failed to have
been impressed by Gennady Elfimov's display in the Yak-52. He was
back again at Waddington for more of the same. He starts off by
lifting off the runway and keeping it low. Suddenly he pulls up
and flick-rolls it, very impressive. He went on to do more flicks,
spins, lomcevaks and all things
in between, finishing with a landing from a loops."
RAF Waddington, Lincs., 26-27 June 1999
http://www.uk-airshows.demon.co.uk/wa/wa99.htm
Andrew Bates (f4 AVIATION):
"Despite all the thrill and spectacle of the
Harrier, it was the Yak-52 which drew the most audible gasp of astonishment
from the audience. Within a second or two of take-off, the pilot
deftly performed an audacious flick roll of such rapidity enough
to take your breath away. The pilot then continued to delight the
crowds with an aerobatic display that demonstrated exceptional skill,
which on completion was rewarded by another round of
applause as the aircraft returned to the static park."
North Weald Air Display, 16 May 1999
http://www.f4aviation.co.uk/airshows99/northweald/northweald.htm
"Today's Pilot" magazine, October 2001:
"The flying display was closed by Genardy Elfimov
in his Yak-52. Considered by many to be the master of the type,
Genardy was formerly an instructor at the Moscow Aerobatic School
but is now based at Wolverhampton Business Airport (formerly Halfpenny
Green) in the West Midlands. Beginning his display with his trademark
flick roll shortly after take-off
he earned enthusiastic applause from his fellow pilots for manoeuvres
that some would consider impossible. His final 'show stopper' was
to pull up into a 45 degree climb, roll inverted, lower the Yak's
undercarriage, pull through the bottom half of a loop and land -
all whilst opening the canopy and waving to the crowd!"
Yak Fly-In, Kemble, 11 August 2001
