How is Olan related to the Aresti Catalog?
The Aresti catalog is (by their own words) a “dictionary of aerobatic figures”. Olan is a software for the design and display of an aerobatic sequence. Most, but not all, of the figures of Olan have a catalog number as reference. Most, but not all, of the figures drawn by Olan are drawn similarly to the catalog’s display. Note, however, that the roll, snap and spin indicator as well as lines and loops have all pre-dated the catalog! The software cannot be used for the display or print of a catalog or a sub-catalog and is organized in a completely different way. In fact, the catalog displays figures with optional roll symbols. Olan has no such display or symbol. As such Olan does not infringe on the copyright of the Aresti catalog more than any single aerobatic sequence drawn and flawn by any pilot, which, of course, is either not related to the dictionary copyright, or falls under “fair use”.Please note that Olan was written by Michael Golan but is distributed only by the Aerobatics As
