Other Stuff

 We use a 1995 American Champion Super Decathlon.    It has  5-point ratcheting Hooker Harnesses, an aerobatic sighting device,  ADS-B equipped with Stratus 3 ADS-B in, and the instructor uses Foreflight on a portable device to assist in traffic avoidance.

 We generally try to record flights with a cockpit-mounted camera including intercom audio.    If done,  we will make videos available via cloud storage for you to download.   These are provided for your personal training, and not for social media use without prior permission.

 We operate out of a T-Hangar at Fitchburg Municipal Airport, KFIT.  We'll meet at the terminal, 567 Crawford St. Fitchburg MA, and have ground sessions at the hangar before and after flights.  There is ramp parking (fee) for fly-ins, but  recognize that flying in will make marginal weather decisions  more difficult.  

You want to fly neutral- not hungry, not full,  no dramatic meals recently.  Bland food like bread is good.  Pills or devices are up to you, we have no insight into them.  

Everyone has a discomfort threshold that  improves with exposure if you're realistic about pacing yourself.   We  stop when you reach your limit that day.  The duration and number of training flights will vary- we can't tell you "you'll do everything you want/need in X flights".

 Training is strongly weather dependent.  We typically need at least 4,000' ceilings depending on lesson and often much more,  visible horizons, minimal turbulence, <15 kt xwnd for rwy 14-32 at KFIT.  We'll discuss weather cancellation decisions before starting, but you've got to expect it's going to happen.  We try not to waste our or your time with fruitless trips to the airport, but it can be a tradeoff with getting stuff done. 

We've got a bookshelf full, but our go-to intro aerobatics book to supplement- not replace- actual instruction is "Basic Aerobatics", Goulian and Szurovy.  For a more  detailed treatment, "Better Aerobatics", Cassidy.

Internet videos have their place for entertainment and tips, given basic skills. They don't replace flight instruction, and may interfere. 

There are risks flying.  You must sign a liability waiver to document  you  and those around you understand and accept that.

The company carries aircraft and liability insurance for dual instruction.  It's as much as is available to us, but that's not much.    If you have  personal considerations, you must address and solve them separately before flying with us.   That's true of all flight instruction, we're just saying it out loud.