How to Learn Aerobatics

If you have been to an air show and seen pilots perform daring loops and rolls, you know how fascinating and complex it is. Understand that it takes actual flying lessons to learn how to do aerobatics, as it is extremely dangerous to learn...

Method 1 of 5:

Loop

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Start off flying straight and level with no change of altitude or roll.
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Push the throttle up to full and pitch slightly down. By doing this you are building up the speed to get you "over the top".
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At about 120 knots, pull back hard on the stick. G-Force will push you into your seat but don't worry about it; just keep pulling back.
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At the invert, gradually relax the pressure and pull back on the stick.
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Carry on pulling back until you are once again straight and level. That is the procedure for a basic loop.

Method 2 of 5:

Cuban Eight

5/8s of a loop to the 45 degree line, 1/2 roll, 5/8s of a loop to the 45 degree line, 1/2 roll, 3/8s of a loop to level flight (half of the Cuban Eight is called a "half Cuban Eight", and the figure can be flown backwards, known as a "Reverse Cuban Eight").

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Method 3 of 5:

Stall Turn

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Fly straight and level. Push the throttle up to full and pitch slightly down. By doing this you are building up the speed to get you up into the vertical.
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At about 120 knots, pull back on the stick until you are going vertically upwards. Keep the plane heading up. When you are near to falling backwards, push the rudder either left or right.
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The plane will fall backwards and tilt to the way your rudder is. It will twist round and start to descend vertically.
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Pull out until straight and level again. That is the procedure for a stall turn.

Method 4 of 5:

Knife Edge

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Fly straight and level, go to 3/4 throttle
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Roll your wings to quarter roll,
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Input opposite rudder to the roll and hold
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For exit level your wings and take the rudder out

Method 5 of 5:

Four Point Roll

This is best done with low wings. A four point roll depends on your airspeed, a four point roll is a roll in four parts a roll to quarter, a roll to inverted, another roll to quarter, roll to leveled. For this guide we will be doing a right roll:

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Make your throttle 1/2 to 3/4 throttle
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Roll right to first quarter, add left rudder to steady the plane
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Roll right another quarter to inverted, add down elevator to keep the nose up
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Roll right another quarter, add right rudder to steady the plane
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Roll right another quarter to level.
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Fast four point rolls do not require as much rudder and elevator, slow 4 point rolls require a lot.