(backpacker along shortly?)
Hmmm. Must've missed this one...
Anyway, I was reading Brian Lecombers article in the latest Flyer, and what surprised me was that he considers both the C152 Aerobat and the Robin/Alpha R2160 "standard" level while the Super Decathlon can be used up to "intermediate".
I always thought that the C152 was barely capable of LAROSA (Loops and Rolls on Sunday Afternoon) aerobatics, and the R2160 and Decathlon were about an even match at Standard level.
Can you really fly a "Standard" sequence in a C152, in the 2000' box height you have to spare with no breaks, and can you really fly an "Intermediate" sequence in a Decathlon within the box height (2300' I think) without any breaks?
In that case, I might have to set my sights on the Decathlon instead of the Cap-10 as my next step. I'm getting pretty close to outgrowing the R2160.