[ExoticPearTree]

Never got to do aerobatics, just “normal” flying.

I saw a RedBull race and was impressed about the agility of the pilots.

But I like jets more because they go faster. And they have afterburners. And they go vertical faster than any propeller plane will ever be able to. And the margin of error is smaller. Espcially closer to the ground.

[defrost]

Can't say I've seen a jet get under tree cover and muster cattle .. there's an exciting bit of air work.

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1zPmNwP8SQ

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esBEJbqPjDY etc.

[NikolaNovak]

Jets are faster and louder for sure.

The margins, that completely depends on the pilot and act design. You can make margins arbitrarily small at any speed :).

(As an imperfect example - a world rally car going through a 80kph blind corner over a crest on snow between the trees is not necessarily more of a margin / less of skill or spectacle than F1 taking a tarmac open corner at 200kph:)

[mlyle]

> (As an imperfect example - a world rally car going through a 80kph blind corner over a crest on snow between the trees is not necessarily more of a margin / less of skill or spectacle than F1 taking a tarmac open corner at 200kph:)

I think it's interesting how as humans we tend to sort into valuing one of these much more than the other, though.

I like the rally car and the aerobatic piston plane a lot.

I want to like F1 and the fast jets more... but after being initially blown away I get bored pretty quick. I think what they're doing is incredibly cool and I can appreciate it but...

But the dude upthread is the exact opposite.

[I do think you need to be more of a "car guy" to like rally and more of a "plane guy" to like what the little planes do. The stuff that is big and loud and fast is easier to appreciate. But I know plenty of people who really know their stuff that still prefer the big and loud and fast].

[ExoticPearTree]

I used to like F1, in the Ayrton Senna days. Nowadays with all the rules, they took all the fun out of F1.