Aerobatic flying in California LAX

[morsegal]

Hi

I'm very new on this forum so I hope I'm doing it right.

I hope there is someone that can help me out with good schools and schools to stay away form if I'm going to California and doing aerobatic flying.

I'm thinking about taking around 15-25 hours.

I have been looking call sunrise aviation flying school!

http://www.sunriseaviation.com/aerobatic-courses.html

But there is also a lot other around. Example on this homepage
http://www.iac.org/begin/schools.html#P55_2444

Hope there can be given some good advice about what to do.

Thanks

Jan

[zerozero]

I would recommend Sunrise

Hi--

I completed the Basic Aerobatic course at Sunrise in 1992 in the Decathalon. I would highly recommend this school.

They take training very seriously and are priced competitively.

I'm sure there are other good schools out there but I know Sunrise is one of the best. They often compete in aerobatic competitions.

The only problem in the Orange County area is congested airspace mixed with (sometimes) low visibility due to pollution and moisture from the ocean.

Have fun!

[morsegal]

Thanks

Now that you said it was a good school!

Did go solo? and how many hours did you need?

Are you still flying aerobatic?

Thanks for the positive answer!

Jan

[willbav8r]

Get out of lousy So Cal.

Come fly in the bay area - much nicer and I can recommend a place with unparalleled instruction and great aircraft.

[typhoonpilot]

I would highly recommend Bill Cornick, who is on your IAC list. Twenty years ago I worked with him on initial aerobatic instruction for all the manuevers in the Sportsman category. He is an excellent instructor and one of the finest aerobatic pilots I have ever seen. I watched him practice his unlimited routine one day and it was better than any airshow performance that you could hope to attend.

Santa Paula is a good airport to fly out of as the aerobatic box is not far away and it isn't crowded there during the week. Lots of cool airplanes tucked away in the hangars as well.

Typhoonpilot

[zerozero]

I did go solo!

Hi Morsegal--

I think the entire Basic course consisted of about 14 hours.

I took a few flights on my own and with friends. I logged a GRAND total of 18 hours in the Decathalon.

Unfortunately I haven't been inverted since then. Nor have I touched a taildragger.

Good luck.

[West Coast]

Eons ago I did some acro at Hart air aviation. Good aircraft. Located at Long Beach(LGB), just nothwest of John Wayne (SNA) home of Sunrise aviation.



http://link-usa.com/hartair/