would you agree that the skill set gained from flying the Aerobat or Citabria etc contributes to a better understanding of the aerobatic/control principles involved or do you think not, that its just a matter of how hard you have to work at flying the thing
I started my aeros on a Chippie then in a Citabria. did some Aerobat
-ing, too.
I don't think that my Citabria/Chippie time did me any harm at all - in fact they did reinforce the correct control inputs. The Cessna on the other hand was a wheeze but not really conducive to teaching accurate aeros.
I've flown/aerobatted the Yak52, CAP10, Acrosport, EAA Bipe, Skybolt, Tiger, Stampe, Jungmann, Stearman and the Extra 300. They all take different finessing and without time in them that finessing will not happen.
The problem with the Pitts (from the 150hp S1C to the 260hp S2C) is that it spoils all other aeroplanes for you!
