Ivan Barsov, commander of the "Barsy" aerobatic team from the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, made an unusual flight on a Yak-52 aircraft. His passenger was his faithful dog named Bortach. During the execution of aerobatic maneuvers, the four-legged friend experienced a real state of weightlessness, the pilot himself shared his impressions.
We were performing a "hill", which creates a weightlessness effect. The plane goes strictly up, then the control stick is sharply pushed away from itself, and the aircraft goes into weightlessness mode
According to the pilot, Bortach is his personal pet, and such flights with animals will become a tradition for the entire group. The idea is that animals are "our friends, and they can all do the same as us", he added.
Barsov noted that the flight was under strict control and with all safety measures in place. According to him, the dog felt confident, calmly tolerated the overload and even showed interest in what was happening in the cockpit.
