8KCAB Decathlon, To Super Or Not To Super, That is the question

Sorry, didn't mean to be overly critical. If you are building it for you, then the market really isn't a consideration. If building to sell soon after, then the market puts a premium on horses, CS props, and metal wings.

Have you done much acro with a CS prop, or has most of your acro been in a Citabria?
 
i have virtually no formal acro experience outside of what I've done with the Citabria recently. The project the way it's been going wasn't probably something I was going to keep for long. I was going to have too much money in it so that means I was either going to take on partners to cash out or sell it outright after the first 20 or 30 hours.
 
Ok, I was asking because I wasn't sure if you had flown acro with a CS prop aircraft to fully appreciate the difference.

I was going to lecture you about how much better acro is with a CS prop when I realized: I have never flown acro WITHOUT a CS prop. So I'm no use! :ROFLMAO:
 
I have. The only difference is the pilot controls the overspeed. Come back to idle as you start downhill. Not a big deal.

I still vote for 160. Why not go for a field approval? The 160 is a great engine, and will save you big bucks in fuel.
 
not out of the question I suppose but still on the fence here since learning what the deal is with -360's. not dead yet but close. i've been thinking about all of the money I'll save and it's appealing to me! lol
 
For weekend acro not a big deal, but having to cut throttle is a disadvantage for competition. Will make it harder to fly the sequence without an altitude break.

Another vote for the 160. My previous Decathlon was a 150 CS with 160 field approval, and it was a great airplane. Nicely balanced, plenty of power, and more useful load than the Supers.
 
what's funny is that it seems all of my time flying RC has helped prepare me for aerobatics with a fixed pitch prop since the throttle adjustments seem to happen automatically. my RC pattern flying friends have taught me over the years to adjust the power on down lines to keep speed more uniform so I find myself doing it in the Citabria without giving it a lot of thought. weird, right?
 
Big Ed said:
For weekend acro not a big deal, but having to cut throttle is a disadvantage for competition. Will make it harder to fly the sequence without an altitude break.

Another vote for the 160. My previous Decathlon was a 150 CS with 160 field approval, and it was a great airplane. Nicely balanced, plenty of power, and more useful load than the Supers.
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if I go the 150 route i will look into the 160 option, I promise you guys! lol
 
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