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Aerobatic Travelers: Adding a Dimension

You fly from Point A to Point B in one airplane. Then you get in another one and fly aerobatics. Why not have one that will do both?

Rick Durden
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Edited By:

Omar Filipovic

Extreme Decathlon on a brisk takeoff run at Denver’s Centennial Airport. The airplane is one of a handful of aerobatic models that have enough cruise speed and storage capacity for go-places travel. Moreover, we think that owning and traveling in an airplane that can also be used for aerobatics adds a wonderful extra dimension of capability and fun. But, you’re going to have to do your homework, spend some time digging to find the right airplane and do an excruciatingly careful prebuy exam.

More! I want more!

You’ve heard it. You’ve said it. It’s every pilot’s plea, whether they will admit it or not.

Rick Durden

Senior Editor Rick Durden has written for Aviation Consumer since 1994 and specializes in aviation law. Rick is an active CFII and holds an ATP with type ratings in the Douglas DC-3 and Cessna Citation. He is the author of The Thinking Pilot’s Flight Manual or, How to Survive Flying Little Airplanes and Have a Ball Doing It, Vols. 1 & 2.