Why not try a Stampe? Good performance for an old lady biplane, not up to Pitts standards, but competitive none the less. The advantages are that everything happens in slooooooooow motion, so you can see (& feel) where your mistakes are happening, and believe me they will happen at the start. With the Pitts, and any other high performance aero aircraft, things are happening so fast its impossible to tell whats going on, and what it looks like from the ground. Thats why all the hot-shot aero aces nowadays fly Sukhois & CAP's - easy peasy lemon squeezy! - Put em in a Tiger Moth or a Stampe and they cant hack it! . .On the other hand, you could try a Zlin 526! Now theres an aeroplane.............