How to become an Acrobatic pilot

[ILSstud]

http://www.tutimaacademy.com/

...looks like a lot of fun. Now I know what I can do with my tax return

[SaberFlyer]

Can you fly at an airline and still compete or does it count as a commercial flight and go against the FAA 100 hour rule?(ie: being a CFI at a local FBO while you fly at an airline) Please correct me if I'm wrong about this statement.

PS: BTW Blacksburg is in South West VA. Thanks for all the info about schools gentlemen.

[USMC-SGT]

It does not count against your time limits since it is all part 91 flying. You are simply an airshow performer and are compensated for your performance, not your flying.

That may have made more sense in my head then it did when I re-read it

[ILSstud]

pardon my ignorance, but what is the "FAA 100 hr rule?"

[USMC-SGT]

For part 121 you can not legally fly more than 8 hours in one day, 30 hours in 7 days, 100 hours in one month or 1000 hours in one year.

This rule only applies to commercial operations so if I were to fly 999 hours in 11 months and 30 days and then fly 1 hour as a CFI (flying for compensation or hire) making my total hours 1000 I could no longer fly for the rest of the year for my airline since I had timed out.

This makes airlines very mad and is typically against your contract since you work for them and owe them every one of your 8 in 24, 30 in 7...you get the idea. HOWEVER, you can fly 10,000 hours of part 91 all you want since it does not count against your time.