Aerobatic training opens a new world of skills, safety and excitement to
pilots. Pilots have many reasons for taking an aerobatic course; they may
want to learn to fly the airplane in unusual attitudes for safety reasons,
they may want to experience what they saw their favorite airshow performer
do, or they may have a desire to reach a level of proficiency that will
allow them to participate in aerobatic competitions.
Whatever the reason,
flying aerobatics is a great way to become a better pilot, more aware of
what airplanes are capable of, and how to continue to fly them no matter
what attitude they may end up in. Regardless what the motivation is for
flying aerobatics, there is nothing like the excitement of pulling back on
the yoke and executing a perfect loop, or watching the horizon as you
perform an aileron roll. The sense of accomplishment is without a doubt one
of the greatest you'll have in your aviation career!
Aerobatic training is offered in a Cessna 152 Aerobat. This course includes
training in the following maneuvers:
- Spin Entry & Recovery
- Aileron Rolls
- Loops
- Snap Rolls
- Cuban 8's
- Reverse Cuban 8's
- Immelmans
- Clover Leafs
- Point Rolls
- Slow Rolls
- Accidental Spin Recovery during aerobatic maneuvers
- Aerobatic Sequence Development
All flights begin with a ground session to discuss the maneuvers for that
lesson. This includes what control inputs are as the aerobatic maneuver is
executed, where the student should look during the maneuver for reference
and what the student will be experiencing during the maneuver. The
instructor will demonstrate the maneuver with the student following along on
the controls. The student will then execute the maneuver. Normal lessons
will review a maneuver learned during the previous lesson and the
introduction of a new maneuver for that lesson.
As students master individual maneuvers they will then begin to put them
together in sequences of multiple figures. Students will be learning to
manage energy and altitude while refining each aerobatic maneuver. For
those interested in competition aerobatics additional training is available
that includes information necessary to compete successfully.
Safety is the highest concern during all aspects of training. Parachutes
are worn at all times and the practice area is continuously cleared for
other aircraft. Maneuvers are executed at or above 3,500 feet MSL to
provide an additional margin of safety.
This course is taught by
Mike Love, who has over thirty years of aerobatic
experience, beginning with loops and rolls when he was sixteen. Mike
has been an aerobatic instructor since 1994 and has taught in a variety of
aircraft that includes the Pitts Special, Cessna 152 Aerobat, Decathlon,
Acrosport II and others. Mike has also participated in aerobatic
competitions in the Midwest, as well as performed as an airshow pilot flying
the Pitts Special S2-B. Mike is patiently awaiting delivery of a Yak-52
Russian aerobatic aircraft.
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