BackPacker, you are right about Loop's withdrawal of sponsorship but the days were run this year under the name of BAeA Special Beginners Days. They are well worth attending if you are serious about aerobatics and the BAeA has an excellent Buddy Scheme too.
Just a thought and something to bear in mind, there are lots of cheap, short flights to London and other parts of the UK making it far more accessible (and probably more affordable too) than flying to the USA and as far as I am aware, as an EU citizen you wouldn't need a visa. So you could probably make top-up visits more easily and frequently.
Last edited by DX Wombat; 10th Nov 2011 at 21:31.