Backpacker
No argument from me there - of course the point I was making is that it is no bad thing for someone new to aerobatics to realise that few aircraft will achieve the performance we are accustom to seeing in the media and if you really wish to fly at that level it will be a costly business. My hours in an Extra are some of the best flying hours but equally so are my hours in far less capable aerobaitc aircraft and as you righly say they are rewarding although in for me I would have to say not as rewarding!