Document address: faq_aerobatics.html Frequently Asked Questions about Aerobatics Frequently Asked Questions about Aerobatics =========================================== Preface =======

Dave, Great info as always. Thanks for not using my name when talking about "beginners entering spins on hammerheads unintentionally" and on "fat guys sitting in the back seat causing rudder blanking in a Super D". GRIN Jay

On 8 Feb 2005 15:58:28 -0800, wrote: I was curious if there are any pilots in Eastern Washington that would like to create glider aerobatic club. What I was thinking about was a purchase of MDM-1 Fox and some sort of a tow plane. The club members would share...

I saw it yesterday...I think there was engine problems. The photo in the local paper shows he had the controls hard over and was fighting it all the way. RIP Richard Bobbitt... :-(

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If you are going to Oshkosh, you may want to consider a stop at our little small town airport. 3LF http://www.litchfieldil.com/airport/ take a look at the photography, the young eagle links, the pilot info and then.......... stop over here for a night. Gas is guaranteed at $2.85 a gallon...

These should be in the FAQ: (1) Can a PPL do aerobatics? If another certification is required what are the hourly flight minimums in an aero aircraft? (2) What is the difference between the wing-on-top aerobats like the Decathlon and the low-wing types like Extra 300 and Cap-232? (3) Where can I...

Hello, I'm a newly minted PP-ASEL and I'm making a "wish list" of things that can make me a better, safer pilot. One of the things I'm very interested in is learning more about dealing with unusual attitudes and recovering from same. Would there be advantages to enrolling in a purpose-built...

Is the horsepower the same from an airplane as like from a motorcycle? if yes i wonder why airplane engines are still so big to produce 100 hp against 100 horsepoer from a motorcyle regards willy

Please, help me contact with Nikolaj Timofeev. Maybe anybody know his phone number or his e-mail address. My e-mail address is If you know him, please, give him my phone number 732-316-1779 (Tanya)

Hi everyone. Are there many Pitts Special owners or pilots here? I am chasing after information about various Pitts Specials and also photographs of as many of these aircraft as I can get to add to the Pitts Special page in the CNAPG web site. Can anyone help out? information can be posted here...

Gidday, I'm new here. If this has recently been covered I appologise! I'm looking to modify a stock S1-S fuse so that I can lay the seat back a little more. I know this has been done before, does anyone have any experience? I was thinking to replace the cross tube at the top of the seat back with...

I was planning on purchasing the Aircraft Spruce S2A hardware kit for an S1C. I wanted to check and see if the sheet metal on the S2A is held together with 10-32 screws as it is on my aircraft, a quick yes or no would be all I need. Thanks!

Having just read Budd Davisson's pirep for the S-1-11B, I was wondering if anyone here had actually flown one. The reports make it sound wonderful, but I've never seen one. What's the catch? -Dave Russell N2S-3

In the early 1980's, my father and I built a Pitts S-1 in Canada. It was painted in an almost "stock" Pitts paint scheme, overall white with international orange sunburst on wings and tail and fuselage striping , and bahama blue leading edges and pin-striping. Canadian registration was C-GRZF,...

I have an older Pitts S-1 project I an trying to finish. It has Sparcraft 4 aileron wings. The old plans I have do not show the CG range. Does anyone flying a Pitts like this know what the CG range should be? Thanks!

Hi- I've a few questions concerning S1 types. The -C I know has an AEIO-320, with ailerons on the lower wing. The -S, I believe, has an AEIO-360 along with four ailerons. Must it also have a constant speed prop to be a true S1S? And how does the -S differ from the -T? Lastly, can anyone...

Anyone know the N- registration number of the Pitts Special N.1 Prototype? Mirco.

Mark your calendars for the biggest Pitts Fly-In EVER. A gathering of Pitts - pilots, planes, manufacturers**, vendors** by special request and in honor of Curtis Pitts, 87 years young - special guest. At Blackwell Field (71J), Ozark, Alabama - hosted by Marshall Collins and friends. Fri - ...

I have a recently bought Pitts S1-C and I am trying to get its new airworthiness certificate since the one it had became void at the change of ownership. The FAA, however, wants a letter stating that the S1-C is an aerobatic airplane which seems like complete bull to me. I'm wondering where I could...

Does anyone have experience with the Pitts Canopy conversion available from AVIAT? It's a bit difficult to determine from their discription - but it appears that you can configur it so that either the fron or the back can be covered - or you can fly with both cockpits open. Is this a proper...