Written for all pilots, from student to instructor, and for all those wishing to understand the underlying principles of aerobatic flying this exhaustive original work sets new standards of explanation and description for aerobatic textbooks. In an easy to understand style with over 470 ultra clear diagrams the author covers the whole range of aerobatic techniques from the very first steps to full, world class. He explains the attraction of aerobatics as a discipline and the principles of flight that underpin it. Describes in fine detail how to fly figures, analyze errors and if you fly in aerobatic competition, how to design sequences and improve your scores. Key lessons include: general handling exercises and primary figures, sportsman standard figures, intermediate figures, advanced & unlimited figures, freestyle figures and competition flying. This book is a 'must-read' for all flying enthusiasts, whether or not they have yet taken the plunge and embarked on an aerobatic journey of their own.