Amateur/Home Built/Experimental
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 300; Flight Crew Total 5500; Flight Crew Type 450
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
After a routine flight; I dropped to approximately 250 feet AGL and flew the length of the runway with a sharp maneuver at the end.While flying back to the airport from a wonderful aerobatic flight; I was approaching from a direction that I rarely approach from; I was approximately 1;000 AGL slowing the aircraft in preparation to join crosswind for landing. As I neared the center line of the runway; I made a decision that I immediately regretted. I lowered my nose and dived towards the runway. At approximately 250 feet AGL I conducted a low approach down the runway. At the end of the runway I did a barrel roll; entering and exiting the maneuver at approximately 500 feet AGL. Maybe 5 seconds passed between the thought occurring and me completing the maneuver. I then departed the pattern and reentered for landing.This was an impulsive and completely stupid decision; and while it resulted in no incident; and was in a very remote area posing no danger to anyone; it was a deviation from my regular flying practices that I can only conclude was ego and impulse driven. I greatly regret my actions. And I greatly regret my lack of restraint and professionalism.I have decided; in an attempt to retrain myself; to consult with regulation and aerobatic professionals. Learn and retain as much regulation associated with aerobatic and low level flight as possible; and not conduct any further SOLO aerobatics until I have completed a refresher course specifically for safe aerobatic maneuvers. I am also taking time to refresh my mindset; and acknowledge and stop impulsive and unsafe thought from entering my cockpit in any stage of flight.
Experimental aircraft pilot reported performing unplanned low level aerobatics over a non towered airport.