Bad financial decisions

[TUCKnTRUCK]

This is my question regarding Pitts. I can understand the appeal of the Pitts - I love them. But what is the point of Ultimate wings on a Pitts? There probably are less than 100-200 people that can get everything to be had out of a stock S2C off the factory floor in Afton. If you're looking for more performance (thinking competition) - I just don't know how you can modify the Pitts to beat the monoplanes. Airshows and maybe those wings would allow for some "weird" type maneuvers - like Rob Holland used to do. I just never got the point of the Ultimate wings - why not just go monoplane at that point?

Beat the monoplanes? Probably not, with the little wings, full length ailerons, spades etc you can get pretty darn close to the same performance at what used to be significantly less money. If I recall it’s an 11ft wingspan with mass centralization. That being said- it was not comfortable to fly. I got a few hours in it and never really wanted more tbh.

 

[WacoFan]

Beat the monoplanes? Probably not, with the little wings, full length ailerons, spades etc you can get pretty darn close to the same performance at what used to be significantly less money. If I recall it’s an 11ft wingspan with mass centralization. That being said- it was not comfortable to fly. I got a few hours in it and never really wanted more tbh.

Thanks - if you had to choose - Zivco or some other high end monoplane, or a Pitts like you describe that was uncomfortable - I assume you'd take the monoplane?

 

[TUCKnTRUCK]

Thanks - if you had to choose - Zivco or some other high end monoplane, or a Pitts like you describe that was uncomfortable - I assume you'd take the monoplane?

Will you promise that the tail stays on (looking at you Cap/edge) lol. Right now? Honestly neither. I don’t compete, and I don’t want a plane that goes that hard. If I were shopping at the moment I’d take a pitts for the gentleman's aerobatics. Kind of like why I enjoy racing a Miata more than a corvette (or similar big displacement sports car).

 

[WacoFan]

Will you promise that the tail stays on (looking at you Cap/edge) lol. Right now? Honestly neither. I don’t compete, and I don’t want a plane that goes that hard. If I were shopping at the moment I’d take a pitts for the gentleman's aerobatics. Kind of like why I enjoy racing a Miata more than a corvette (or similar big displacement sports car).

I hear you.

 

[CFI A&P]

Will you promise that the tail stays on (looking at you Cap/edge) lol. Right now? Honestly neither. I don’t compete, and I don’t want a plane that goes that hard. If I were shopping at the moment I’d take a pitts for the gentleman's aerobatics. Kind of like why I enjoy racing a Miata more than a corvette (or similar big displacement sports car).

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[TUCKnTRUCK]

Let me introduce you to the Aura:

That’s cool and all… but SW-51 might be cooler:

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[WacoFan]

Let me introduce you to the Aura:

INTEGRAL R | AURA AERO - Dernier avion biplace de formation, à capacité voltige, certifié

Découvrez INTEGRAL R, avion biplace de nouvelle génération, certifié. Idéal pour la formation, l’UPRT et la voltige : performance et sensations garanties.

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That looks really cool. Where did you come across that?

 

[WacoFan]

Will you promise that the tail stays on (looking at you Cap/edge) lol. Right now? Honestly neither. I don’t compete, and I don’t want a plane that goes that hard. If I were shopping at the moment I’d take a pitts for the gentleman's aerobatics. Kind of like why I enjoy racing a Miata more than a corvette (or similar big displacement sports car).

Has an Extra ever come apart in flight? Are they still competitive?

 

[CFI A&P]

That looks really cool. Where did you come across that?

Saw it as Sun N Fun & Oshkosh. I talked to the team at length and it has strong roots to the CAP10 (which I have flown). Still trying to figure out a way to get a flight in it.

 

[USMCmech]

 

[TUCKnTRUCK]

Saw it as Sun N Fun & Oshkosh. I talked to the team at length and it has strong roots to the CAP10 (which I have flown). Still trying to figure out a way to get a flight in it.

Perhaps click the “schedule a test flight” button? . (Joking!)

 

[CFI A&P]

Perhaps click the “schedule a test flight” button? . (Joking!)

That’s too easy.

 

[Pilot Fighter]

Anybody else see this and think about their aging inner ears?

 

[USMCmech]

Anybody else see this and think about their aging inner ears?

Part of the reason I bought the Pitts now is that I only have a closing window of time where I can fly such an airplane.

I'll be 49 next month and I'm well into "old dog, new tricks" territory so if I didn't try to master it now I never will.