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    Quote Originally Posted by cyav8r View Post
    A Citabria is very capable of doing just fine in Primary or Sportsman...but you will be working harder than the average Pitts/Extra pilot. I also completely disagree with Diana on key one point, a well flown Citabria can beat a Pitts/Extra almost every time.
    Paul, I admire how well you do that in your Decathlon. And I would love for you to show 'em how to do it in a Citabria, so I would be glad to loan you mine anytime, including the contest next weekend in Kansas City.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Diana View Post
    Paul, I admire how well you do that in your Decathlon. And I would love for you to show 'em how to do it in a Citabria, so I would be glad to loan you mine anytime, including the contest next weekend in Kansas City.

    Thanks, not sure I'm qualified right now. I'm still hoping to be able to fly in our contest this weekend. We got the box markers all set out last weekend, but I've been spending too much time at work to even get the SuperD out to practice ...and I may have to work through part or all of the contest. Someone just needs to give me a bunch of $$$ so I can retire and just fly

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    John: Years ago I competed in the Sportsman category with a 7KCAB Citabria and did ok. It was a lot more work than with a Pitts! The Citabria does teach you good rudder skills that will be very helpful if you ever trade up. The Pitts rolls so fast you can be sloppy with top rudder without being penalized too heavily. Not so with the Citabria! I moved up to a Pitts S2A later and the time I spent in the Citabria helped hone my flying skills considerably and I won several sportsman contests with the Pitts. So go for it, learn from the plane and you'll be a better pilot even if you don't wind up on the podium. You'll also have an easier trip to and from the contests than the Pitts owners!

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    You ought to see our own Eric Minnis flying his cliped wing 90hp t-craft and kicking b....to others flying High Performance aicraft flying in sportsman. Im about to compete against him in two weeks flying my Giles 202 at the Carolina Boggei

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    Attitude

    I guess all in life and specially in aerobatics is about attitudes! Come in and enjoy the camaraderi that exist at IAC....

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    wait a second, i thought you needed a composite monoplane because composite monoplanes are the best and if you fly a composite monoplane you'll get all the chicks.

    Last year at the KC Aerobatic Contest I flew a 172...

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