Test flight on SIAI Marchetti SF-260 (GoPro Hero2)

We where invited by Peter (Thanks a lot!) to test his SIAI Marchetti SF 260, starting from Tannheim, Germany (EDMT).
We did some handling tests, rolls, aileron rolls, loop, snap roll etc.
This airplane is extremely well to handle!

[@paulbryde8947]

beautiful plane nice colors great handlings..actually my dreamplane (:

[@tomearly111]

Looks like the same color as the Red Hawks aerobatic team that flew a few years ago from New Jersey USA. Beautiful planes!

[@evkienlin]

THanks for your friendly comments. This F-260 is a civil version and has never been used for military.

[@fixizin]

Sexy plane! Love the tip tanks! Kudos for the manicured enviro-friendly grass strip, lol.
PS: Is this SF.260 from military surplus, or...?

[@flyhamptons]

Did you guys take off with 30 degrees of flaps?! I thought 20 is the recommended flap setting. Was the field that bad?

[@evkienlin]

You are right, 20 degrees is recommended. The field was little bit soft after rain, so we choosed 30 degrees.

[@furball6855]

does fuel quantity affect choice of flap setting or on surface condition and or field length perhaps? Thanks

[@evkienlin]

@@furball6855 fuel quantity and/or passengers influence take off weight and therefore flap settings. Heavy and soft I choose 25-30 degrees, in order to get the gear out of the "mud" faster. On paved runway we always use 20 degrees.

[@furball6855]

Regarding rotate speeds and weight that you mentioned before, vr 55 and lift off at 62, I presume that is for less than full tanks? What would be the number for full tanks and single pilot? What fuel level do you use for a 20 min aerobatic flight ? My project is learning this aircraft in X-plane 11 😀

[@evkienlin]

Hi, speeds in the manual are for MTOW (= maximum take off weight, ISA standard, Sea Level). Fuel consumption is around 60L per hour in aerobatics. 20min = 20L = around 5.3 gallons

[@MarvinGerlu]

Ich möchte mitfliegen mit dem Kunstflieger