Quote Originally Posted by Flyfalcons View Post
Van's posted an excellent service bulletin on spins and even though it focuses on the changes made to the RV-7, it does show how much thought and effort they have put into their design. The last paragraph is especially important.

http://vansaircraft.com/pdf/sb02-6-1.pdf
Yes, good SB. Just wanted to note that Van's consideration of his design as "sport aerobatic" capable does not mean competition aerobatic flying would necessarily be outside the envelope of what is described here to be "sport aerobatics". Not all aerobatic airplanes are suitable for Unlimited aerobatics, which includes tailslides and outside snaps. RVs are generally only flown up to the Sportsman category, which consists of the basic figures many folks do when flying "sport aerobatics". The only difference between Sportsman competition and recreational sport acro is the standard of precision. Flying with precision does not require stressing the airplane more than doing lazy "flopping around" acro. Many folks have this misconception about contest flying.