How to become an Acrobatic pilot

it varied but of course was expensive as everything is in the northeast.

The plane was in incredible shape and was an under 1000 hour 8KCAB and that went for I believe a few dollars over $150/hr and the CFI went for $50/hr so people were looking at $200/hr give or take a few bucks. I have had some do the course in 8 hours and some in the high twenty hour range but a conservative estinate is two thousand bucks. It is far from a thrown together program though and worth the money, I would say it is probably one of the most respected programs in the country and has been featured in a few of the popular flying magazines, part of that though is probably because it is ran my Michael Goulian.
 
i dont know where blacksburg is (VA?) but you can usually find a few places that offer training, like Van Sant in PA, or by knowing someone who knows someone - 1998 US unlimited category Bruce everett, baeverett@comcast.net who would train you in his Pitts out of KLOM.

Its a hoot, but the circut is grueling and if you're not sponsored, can be real tough.
 
If your in the south look up Harvey and Rihn Aviation. Its run by debby rihn-harvey, a world class aerobatic pilot. We do most of the training in a '03 8KCAB as well, with the opportunity to move into a S2B. Decathalon rents for 126/hour with 40 for instruction.
 
Can you fly at an airline and still compete or does it count as a commercial flight and go against the FAA 100 hour rule?(ie: being a CFI at a local FBO while you fly at an airline) Please correct me if I'm wrong about this statement.

PS: BTW Blacksburg is in South West VA. Thanks for all the info about schools gentlemen.
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It does not count against your time limits since it is all part 91 flying. You are simply an airshow performer and are compensated for your performance, not your flying.

That may have made more sense in my head then it did when I re-read it
 
For part 121 you can not legally fly more than 8 hours in one day, 30 hours in 7 days, 100 hours in one month or 1000 hours in one year.

This rule only applies to commercial operations so if I were to fly 999 hours in 11 months and 30 days and then fly 1 hour as a CFI (flying for compensation or hire) making my total hours 1000 I could no longer fly for the rest of the year for my airline since I had timed out.

This makes airlines very mad and is typically against your contract since you work for them and owe them every one of your 8 in 24, 30 in 7...you get the idea. HOWEVER, you can fly 10,000 hours of part 91 all you want since it does not count against your time.
 
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