About aerobatic aircraft

Aerobatic aircraft here means purpose built or aerobatic approved piston singles for positive and negative manoeuvres, covering competition biplanes, high performance monoplanes and tandem trainers such as American Champion Decathlon, American Champion Citabria, Pitts S-1, Pitts S-2 and Extra Aircraft Extra EA 300.

The Citabria and Decathlon suit tailwheel currency, basic aerobatics and club training, while the Pitts and Extra types trade comfort and touring utility for roll rate, vertical performance and higher pilot workload. Buyers should confirm the certification basis before comparing asking prices, since standard category, permit to fly, experimental and national aerobatic approvals can change where the aircraft may operate, who may maintain it and how easily it can be financed or insured. Check the licence, tailwheel endorsement and aerobatic privileges required in the intended registry, especially for aircraft moving between Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. The price driver is often not avionics, but fabric condition, wing and spar inspection status, engine and propeller overhaul life, smoke system fit, damage history and complete aerobatic logbook evidence.