Taking Flight with Michael "Rocket" Blackstone

Episode 15: Flying The Pitts S-2A Cross Country

December 11, 2020 Michael "Rocket" Blackstone Season 1 Episode 15
Episode 15: Flying The Pitts S-2A Cross Country
Taking Flight with Michael "Rocket" Blackstone
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Taking Flight with Michael "Rocket" Blackstone
Episode 15: Flying The Pitts S-2A Cross Country
Dec 11, 2020 Season 1 Episode 15
Michael "Rocket" Blackstone

Michael talks with his friend Art Koral about his recent purchase and delivery of his 1981 Pitts S-2A.  Michael recalls taking his first flight in his dad's 1981 Pitts S-2A at age 8, which triggered him to buy his own 1998 Pitts S-2C when he was 26. These amazing aerobatic biplanes are legendary in the aerobatic world but both have significant challenges when taking the on cross  country flights. Listen to these two biplane nuts talk about the things that can make the trip way more challenging (and a bit scary at times) than either had hoped for!    

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Michael talks with his friend Art Koral about his recent purchase and delivery of his 1981 Pitts S-2A.  Michael recalls taking his first flight in his dad's 1981 Pitts S-2A at age 8, which triggered him to buy his own 1998 Pitts S-2C when he was 26. These amazing aerobatic biplanes are legendary in the aerobatic world but both have significant challenges when taking the on cross  country flights. Listen to these two biplane nuts talk about the things that can make the trip way more challenging (and a bit scary at times) than either had hoped for!