Pitts For Training
 

Can anyone recommend somewhere in the UK with a Pitts and an instructor for hire?

Ta, everso

Northamptonshire School of Flying
Sywell Aerodrome (EGBK)
Sywell
Northampton

01604 644678

have a Pitts S2A and several Pitts instructors

There is also Alan Cassidy at White Waltham. You can contact him through Waltham ops, or via the Waltham website.

Closed canopy S2A - Norwich or S2B at Shoreham
 

You can fly with Dale at Norwich, too.

Anglia-Flight.com
[email protected]

All the aeroplanes mentioned are S2A's but G-WREN has an open front hole.

I've flown G-WREN since the recover and have fly the Norwich based one several times a year. They both fly well and are on a par with Pitts' I have flown in the States. I've not flown Alan cassidy's aeroplane but it too has a closed canopy and looks quite smart at competitions where I regularly see it.

Dave Cook at Shoreham has just started dual trag on his S2B for £190 an hour which seems very reasonable in comaprison with the S2A's that go for £170-180/hr. The 2A has a 200hp IO360 Lyc and the 2B a 260hp IO540. I'd contact DC through the tower at Shoreham.

Very hard to fly to get to fly an S1 initially unless you either have a very special friend or buy a share/whole one or have jillions of hours on similar birds.

The socialist in me says that every family should have a Pitts! I'm sure that Flick Off and possibly even Ludwig will agree.

Stik

Dave Cook at Shoreham has just started dual trag on his S2B for £190 an hour which seems very reasonable in comaprison with the S2A's that go for £170-180/hr.

That's also very reasonable compared to what you will pay in the States! $300 per hour dual round here!

I think there is an S2A avilable for training at Wickenby. Don't have any details though.

£170/180 an hour.!!!!! Do you think DC will give me a discount for being a pruner? Also a discount for being the private flying Mod and also one for him having the same name as my uncle.!!!!! :D

I might just go and see him, EGKA is my home airfield and see whats what. I would love a go in a Pitts. Always remember the old Rothmans ones from years ago...... Happy days... :)

Down here in New Zealand you can pick up dual Pitts training for around NZ$220 which amounts to under 100 pounds the way the dollar is.Maybe this could be an option?

brl

I would love a go in a Pitts.

GO FOR IT!

Beware, flying a spam-can will be so totally boring you will give them up! You will also never be able to do a decent base to final turn again in a spam-can :D :D :D

Does he let you solo?

Where in NZ???? Got a web site???

Thanks for the replies, everyone.


;)

Pitts in NZ
 

slim_slag, here is one reference:
http://www.barnstormers.co.nz/flights.html
I don't see anything about NZ$220 per hour, though :(

Slimslag You had better go and look at the site mentioned above as its taken him 8 months to find a link ;) :D