Flying taildraggers/aerobatics in the U.S.

[Colonel Aureliano Buendia]

Could anybody recommend a place in the U.S. for learning to fly taildraggers and/or basic aerobatics. Preferably a smaller outfit but with an experienced instructor.

I'd be most grateful for any tips.

Regards

[Colonel Aureliano Buendia]

Just thought I would bring it up once..

I got my FAA medical today, and am ready to go,...but where ?

[Constable Clipcock]

Check out http://www.flyifr.com . They're a small-but-established operation at a modest-sized-but-well-equipped airport in a small town that's not far from the capitol of Texas.

While I'm not one of their former students and I've never worked for them, I've never heard anything but good about them.

[FatFlyer]

Pompano air center, at Pompano beach to the north of Miami used to teach aerobatics in a Pitts and had a good reputation, I don't know them from personal expreience though.

[kabz]

Ahh, anywhere in US ?

These guys are a small outfit with a couple of Citabrias and a Decathalon, 152, 172 and Bonanza. I am doing my PPL with them.

Texas Taildraggers (http://www.flash.net/~tdragger/)

Joy Boyden is the boss. Call her.

[Constable Clipcock]

Say Kabz, is that Korean-owned BBQ that was across the highway back in '89 still there?

I used to fly out of that very same hangar back when Walter Aviation (http://www.qaccess.net/users/wainc/) (still in business IIRC, moved to Andrau mid-1990's) occupied it.

BTW... Walter Aviation's one-and-only Citabria rents for considerably less. It so happens I flew with their current president (Mike) back when he was just another instructor. Nice guy, excellent pilot, and manages a highly professional operation!

[ 16 September 2001: Message edited by: Constable Clipcock ]

[b.anakin]

Sunrise Aviation, John Wayne ( yes, really ) airport, Orange county, California.

Website I think is sunriseaviation.com

Super blokes, great training, good aeroplanes.

What more could you want.

ps I don't work for them.