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Old 26th May 2006, 21:02
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Ops and Mops
 
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Personally I'd like you to learn in our Chipmunk (ooh err, advertisement - sorry mods), but you'd do 10 hours tailwheel before starting aeros, then you'd have an aeros and a tailwheel checkout to do. I'd allow 20 hours to do the AOPA course AND get a differences endorsement for tailwheel
Of course you would wee man, of course you would.....

Prestwick Flight Centre do have aerobatics instructors available, with many years experience between them in both Military and Civilian guises. I would suggest that the Chipmunk is not the best aircraft to learn on from a cost point of view for the very reasons India Mike has mentioned.

Learn the theory, learn the basics on something simple and less expensive, and then if you want to move onto the Chippie or such like later on. I guarantee that you will enjoy it a lot more.

If you can, I would personally advocate going to Dundee and learning on the Herons. Ideally suited to the job, great line featues in the locality with the coast and disused airfields, and all reasonably priced to boot.
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