Resources for Aerobatic Instructors and Students
Feature Articles
Rich Stowell
- Normal Upright Spins
- Recreational Aerobatics: Flying the Loop
- Recreational Aerobatics: Uncoordinated Flight
- Recreational Aerobatics: Mastering the Aileron Roll
- Recreational Aerobatics #10: Primary Smooth Award: Turn and Spin
- Recreational Aerobatics #11: Primary Smooth Award: Loop and Slow Roll
- Recreational Aerobatics #12: Primary Smooth Award: Judgement Day
- Measuring Progress with the Primary Smooth Award
Rich Stowell was the country's first Master Instructor
of Aerobatics. He is the author of the book The
Light Airplane Pilot’s Guide to Stall/Spin Awareness, has been
teaching spins, emergency maneuvers, and aerobatics since 1987, and is
the author of numerous articles on how to fly aerobatics for recreation
and competition. He is based in Santa Paula, California and McCall,
Idaho. For more information visit: www.richstowell.com
Budd Davisson
- RV's, Aerobatics and You
- Bring on the Newbies
- Taming Traffic Patterns: Special Airplanes have Special Needs
Besides being incredibly good looking (considering the
miles and lack of maintenance) and humble, Budd has been instructing
aerobatics for 41 years, 37 years of it in a Pitts and has carved out a
niche teaching low-time pilots (high-time ones too), how to land a Pitts
and other high-performance taildraggers in all situations, on all
runways. He's based in Phoenix and runs a Bed & Breakfast in
conjunction with the school. For more information visit: www.airbum.com
Greg Koontz
- Very Basic Flipping: Aerobatics in airplanes without inverted systems
- Emergency Thinking: Have a Plan Before You Need It
- Teaching the Basic Aerobatics Course: Part One: Laying a Good Foundation
- Teaching the Basic Aerobatics Course: Part Two: The First Lesson
- Teaching the Basic Aerobatics Course: Part Three: The Second Lesson Plan
- Teaching the Basic Aerobatics Course: Part Four: The Third Lesson Plan
- Teaching the Basic Aerobatics Course: Part Five The Final Lesson Plan
Greg Koontz is a NAFI Master Certificated Flight
Instructor-Aerobatic and has been teaching basic aerobatic courses since
1974. He is a full-time aerobatic professional sponsored by American
Champion Aircraft flying shows in his Super Decathlon, is an aerobatic
competency evaluator (ACE), and is a member of the International Council
of Air Shows’ ACE Committee. He is based in Ashville, Alabama. For more
information visit: www.gkairshows.com
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