Rusty, the clocks change in about a month's time. After that you will probably not fly at night until October or whenever the clocks change again. Take advantage of the summer and get the aeros in while the sun shines (if it ever does). Flying aerobatics the best thing you can do in an aircraft however it's generally not too cheap. If you are in the Midlands Tatenhill have a Decathlon which is fully aerobatic and pretty cheap as these things go (£118/hr)however I have heard a lot of good things about Skytrace as well. The Decathlon, like the Pitts, is a taildragger so you would learn that side of things too. Don't know about Skytrace prices but you can expect to pay about £170-200 per hour for a Pitts.. .Get the aeros in, save the night until October.
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