Acclaimed worldwide as the most detailed and knowledgeable text about Aerobatics, this book takes the pilot from the basic manoeuvres step by step through to the exacting standards required at World Championship level. Primarily for pilots, the book also makes light reading for enthusiasts and spectators.

In this lesson-by-lesson guide, accessible text from aerobatics champions, sequential cockpit-view photographs, and sophisticated computer graphics provide an effective primer on 20 advanced aerobatics maneuvers.

Enjoy the aerobatics experience with this complete guide from national champions who tell you not only how to perform the maneuvers, but why the airplane behaves as it does.

Why Aerobatics? Whether you are a private pilot enjoying flying for fun, or a future captain of a Boeing 777, aerobatics will sharpen your piloting skills, become a new challenge or a new inspiration for the art of flying. At Canadian Flight Centre, we include tail wheel and aerobatic training in most students’ advanced PPL and standard CPL training programs. Throughout the course, you will be landing back with a bright smile on your face - guaranteed! ☺

Rolls, loops, knife-edge flight ... - Aerobatics is a fascinating model sport! From the contents: Should it be a prototypical replica, an ARF model, a homebuilt or even a competition machine? How to handle the technology, how to optimize the propulsion and which remote control components are best suited? These and many other basic questions are answered by the author Lothar Beyer from his decades of aerobatic experience. And once the technical aspects have been clarified and the transmitter has been programmed for aerobatics, the training can begin. The various groups of aerobatic maneuvers – from turn maneuvers to roll maneuvers, loops, and maneuver combinations to spins - are described in detail. Many hints and over 130 illustrations help to understand and practice the complex matter of aerobatics. Anyone who has already mastered an aileron model and is now looking for further know-how will find the way to becoming a successful aerobatic pilot with this book.

How do you build a weight-optimised aerobatic model? What is the best way to handle electrical technology? How is such a model optimally trimmed? What use can be made of the new remote-control technology and telemetry data? The author Lothar Beyer answers these and many other fundamental questions from his decades of aerobatic experience. In addition, the various groups of aerobatic manoeuvres are described in detail in an illustrative manner. Numerous illustrations and tables help to understand and practice the complex matter of aerobatics. Anyone who has mastered an aileron model safely and is looking for further know-how will find the way to becoming a successful aerobatic pilot with this book. From the content: • Introduction to powered aerobatics • Propulsion and equipment • Generation changes in controllers • Generational consideration of flight batteries • Chargers • Battery heating case from ETLZ • Transport safety in the car • "Weight Watchers" for aerobatic models • Preparing the aerobatic model • Telemetry, flying in and trimming • Training requirements • Turning manoeuvres, rolling manoeuvres and loops • Combinations and spinning • Cracked and bumped rolls • The correct use of the rudder • Knife-flight looping and roll circles