£1650

Elevate your flying skills with our Aerobatics Foundation Course, designed for pilots seeking to achieve precision, control, and confidence in dynamic flight. This comprehensive course offers structured, hands-on training in advanced maneuvers, focusing on safety, technical skill, and situational awareness in aerobatic environments.

FCL.800 states holders of a pilot licence for aeroplanes, TMG or sailplanes shall only undertake aerobatic flights when they hold an aerobatic rating.

Applicants for an aerobatic rating shall have completed at least 30 hours of flight time or, in the case of sailplanes, 120 launches as PIC in the appropriate aircraft category, completed after the issue of the licence.

The course includes 5 hours of aerobatic instruction, along with theoretical knowledge appropriate to achieve the rating (Approx. 8 hours).

There is no flight test to complete, but the applicant is expected to achieve a safe and competent standard. This will allow basic sequences of the taught manoeuvres to be flown.

Course Content

Theoretical Knowledge

1.) Human Factors and Body Limitations:

• Spatial disorientation

• Airsickness

• Body stress and G-forces, positive and negative

• Effects of grey and blackouts

2.) Technical Subjects:

• Legislation affecting aerobatic flying to include environmental and noise subjects

• Principles of aerodynamics to include slow flight, stalls and spins, flat and inverted

• General airframe and engine limitations

3.) Limitations applicable to the specific aircraft category (and type):

• Airspeed limitations

• Symmetric load factors

• Rolling Gs (type-related, as applicable

4.) Aerobatic manoeuvres and recovery:

• Entry parameters

• Planning systems and sequencing of manoeuvres

• Rolling manoeuvres

• Looping manoeuvres

• Combination manoeuvres

• Entry and recovery from developed spins, flat, accelerated and inverted

5.) Emergency procedures:

• Recovery from unusual attitudes

• Drills to include the use of parachutes (if worn) and aircraft abandonment

Flying Training

1.) Confidence manoeuvres and recoveries:

• Slow flight and stalls

• Steep turns

• Side slips

• Engine restart in-flight

• Spins and recovery

• Recovery from spiral dives

• Recovery from unusual attitudes

2.) Aerobatic manoeuvres:

• Chandelle (Wingover)

• Rolls

• Loops

• Split-S

• Half Cuban and Cuban 8

• Roll off the top (Immelmann)

Progress beyond this course can be tailored to suit your goals and objectives. It is recommended to consolidate what you have learnt once you have achieved the rating, then return for tailored training.