I'd love to learn to fly a Pitts biplane as I've always thought they looked fantastic, but from what everyone says they are a real handful in the circuit.
Don't be put off. There are any number of airplanes with reputations for being 'tricky' Sometimes it's true, but often the people expressing such opinions are merely repeating received wisdom and have no personal experience of the type.
I believe that there are very, very few aircraft that can't be mastered by a private pilot of average skill, assuming a reasonable level of dedication and quality instruction. Personally, I'm (still) learning to fly the Harvard. Is it a challenge? Sure. Absolutely. Will I eventually fly it with confidence? You betcha. (Am I an ace pilot? No way!
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If you really want to learn to fly the Pitts (never done it myself), don't let your apprehension stop you from living your dream ... save your money and then make the pilgramage to fly with
Budd Davisson or one of his competitors.