Pitts buddy of mine destroyed his plane when his engine quit during initial climb at Vx. He jammed the stick full fwd but the plane just fell out of the sky. He was trapped in the wreckage but luckily no fire. He told me NEVER climb a Pitts at a steep angle immediately after takeoff. I liftoff my S-2B just out of ground effect, accelerate to 100 mph minimum, then do a shallow climb to about 500 ft and only then do I pull the nose up. You are much safer close to the ground, 100 mph, and shallow pitch angle than 100 ft high, 70 mph, and steep pitch angle. If you're curious take the plane up to altitude, slow down just below Vx, note the altitude, add full power, pitch to Vx, then pull back to idle 100 ft above your start altitude. You simply cannot recover to a glide without busting your initial altitude. Speed is life in a Pitts.

Prefer the 180, power off technique! Good stuff Luke.

Great video, it answered some of my questions.

Great video, just what I needed to know...to get me started in FS2020 :) Thx for sharing your knowledge !

Thanks for the fun. Wish I would have had the chance when I was younger. Cool stuff.

Nicely done!

Very good Luke soon I will fly a Pitts again good hints

Next step is to learn how to land it from the front seat with a student in the back. Blind as a bat. Very memorable a/c Tons of fun.

great...next goal to achieve! ! 👍

That was awesome

Thank you!

Alright, I think I'm ready to go out and try it myself.

Nice 👍

Thanks Luke. Great video for someone who is going to learn Pitts. Your camera is on the left side so in reality you see much less than a camera. Would like to see stick and rudder movements, but all good. Cheers

Great video Luke, are S2Bs 260 HP? where can I get info about aerobatic introduction? location, duration, and price. Thanks for sharing

Nice one! I love Pitts Special. Is there any way to fly this aircraft from a country to another, or during night, if you make some modifications, like putting lights, radio, gps and stuff, could be acceptable to fly like a normal plane, eg Cessna 172 etc? Also, can i ask, how much does it cost to operate with a Pitts per hour? Is it affordable compared to others? I really love it and i wish i will have the money to buy one, one day. Thank you.

Братан , просто супер , я как бы слетал с тобой !

Thanks Luke! I own a two place Acro Sport and have not been flying it since I got it 3 years ago. I don't like not being able to see the runway on takeoff; it doesn't want to get the tail up. I am high time in canard aircraft and gliders but the Acro Sport spooks me. It would be nice to have a bigger grass runway than my home airport to get used to flying the thing.

I always wondered how the heck you taxi in those airplanes without being able to see in front of you.

Great video! Wouldn't you want to climb at Vy because that's the quickest way to altitude? Vx will give you the steepest climb.

I been doing aerobatics, with this plane in MSFS. What is your usual manifold presure and prop RPMs for this airplane?

Great video these 2 approach techniques appear more "natural" than slide slip in final technique to see runway often being taught; what do you think?

What is the thing that looks like an aerial on the pillar between the left wings?

Nice video but why Vx, you don't seem to have an obstruction. Vy will give you greater altitude

Obviously there is a very good reason to pilot these biplanes from the rear cockpit but I don’t what it is, wish someone could tell me , but what a beautiful little aircraft and how skilfully it’s handled .

I have a pitts S2b so I know how to land it but great video

If you fly with vx you don't have maximum height. If you fly vy you have maximum height.

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