Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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On Dec 16, 8:18 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
I see a lot of Acrosport IIs on Barnstormers for not a lot of
money. A low performance bipe like that makes a good first
aerobatic trainer because it will be easy enough to do the
manuevers, yet difficult enough to do them well, and a well built
one should be just about unbreakable.

Bertie- Hide quoted text -

How does it compare to the ACA Decathelon ?

Never flown an Acrosport, but I did display in a Decathlon years ago.
the Decathlon is a good airplane, but for a beginner in aerobatics
it's probably not the best choice unless you're under a steady hand
during the initial, scary bits.
The Decathlon is relatively clean an the entry speeds for some
manuevers are fairly close to the redline. Biplanes are inherently
stronger ( unless the airplane is a piece of crap), but th eDecathlon
will do in a pinch! It's nto a kitplane or anything like one, of
course! Even a good second hand Decathlon wil set you back over fifty
grand. The Citabria even more so, but having said that they are both
fine airplanes, providing their spars haven't been damaged.
Bertie, you forgot to mention if one's first Decathlon should be a
fixed-pitch or constant speed prop.


Don't really think it matters. It's not that big a deal to use one.
Are there any fixed pitch prop Decathlons? I don't think I've ever seen
one.
Anyhow, with some decent instruction using a CS prop on an aerobatic
airplane is definitely a plus for a lot of reasons. Better perfromance
and better braking if you screw it up!

Bertie
I don't remember ever seeing a Decathlon with anything but a constant
speed Hartzel on it.

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Dudley Henriques