Citabria at YBW

[Colonel]

That would take a lot of time and effort, but at
the end, the girls would all greet you with a big
smile by your name when you walked in the door,
which is something.

[Colonel]

Back on topic:  I think the Decathlon comes with the
expensive Frank Christen full inverted 801 oil system,
but the Citabria does not.

What a lot of RV homebuilders do is install a slobber
pot (oil/air separator) on the crankcase breather, to
try to capture some of the oil that might be vented
overboard during some inadvertent negative G.

I remember the Grob had this problem.  It would
dump a quart of oil down the side of the airplane if
you made the tiniest error and went a little negative.

Really weird engineering for an aerobatic trainer but
hey it's German so it has to be better than anything
made in North America, like a Lycoming engine, a
Hartzell propeller, or a Zivko airframe.

[img width=500 height=333]http://www.aeroresource.co.uk/wp-conten ... kc_002.jpg[/img]

Not sure about the paperwork status for a certified
aircraft, of an aftermarket slobber pot.

For experimental, check out the "half Raven"
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/s ... hp?t=51286

[Jamesel]

There is a Super Decathlon at YBW owned by a group called Western Wings.  About 12 guys own shares, shares are sold on by each individual owner.  Well run, have had a Super D running since the early '80s.  Fixed costs are (I believe) $150/month, $65/ tach hr, you pay for gas.  Bookings are online - availability seems good, less than 200 hrs/year utilisation, maintenance is done right, stored in a heated hangar.  I am one of the tame instructors, but don't actually pay for anything, so my numbers may be a bit off.  Contact name will be sent by PM.