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Full Circle Aero

Aerobatic training for safer flying

D.C. • Maryland • Virginia

Aerobatic training courses

Every pilot comes to aerobatics with different experience and goals.

Our courses provide a structured path while allowing each lesson to be tailored to the individual pilot.

Two airplanes. One goal.

Blue and yellow Super Decathlon in flight

Super Decathlon

The gold standard for building strong aerobatic fundamentals.

Red and white Extra 300L in flight

Extra 300L

High-performance German engineering in a world-class platform.

Two pilots flying upside down

Aerobatic Experience

Curious about aerobatics but not sure where to start? The Aerobatic Experience Flight is a low-pressure way to give it a try. After a thorough briefing, you’ll take the controls for a few introductory maneuvers.

We’ll keep it comfortable, fun, and focused on you. It’s a great first taste of aerobatics—or a memorable gift for the pilot in your life.

  • $395 in the Super Decathlon
  • $595 in the Extra 300L

Aerobatic Foundations

3 Flights

Learn the building blocks of all-attitude flying, including rolls, loops, spins, and simple combinations.

  • Expand your envelope and flying confidence
  • Establish fundamentals for continued training
  • $1,495 in the Super Decathlon
  • $1,895 in the Extra 300L

Aerobatic Progression

5 flights

Build aerobatic precision through more complex maneuvers such as the elusive slow roll.

  • Enhance proficiency and refine technique
  • Work toward independent aerobatic flying
  • $2,445 in the Super Decathlon
  • $3,145 in the Extra 300L

Aerobatic Competition

10 flights

Designed for the aspiring competitor, this course builds the precision and sequence skills needed for your first aerobatic contest.

  • Fly with greater precision
  • Prepare for the IAC Sportsman Known
  • $4,795 in the Super Decathlon
  • $6,195 in the Extra 300L

Individual Training

Prefer to train one flight at a time? Individual lessons are available at $150/hour for instruction, plus $350/hour wet for the Super Decathlon or $550/hour wet for the Extra 300L.

Individual lessons include a two-hour minimum for instruction, while aircraft time is billed separately in tenths of a tach hour.

  • Course prices include aircraft, instruction, preflight briefing, postflight debriefing, headset and emergency parachute.
  • Aerobatic lessons are paced around the individual pilot and typically last less than an hour of flight time. Actual flight time may vary based on lesson content, conditions, student experience and physiological tolerance.
  • Rates are reviewed periodically and are subject to change without notice.

Schedule a flight

We’re currently accepting a limited number of new students. Tell us what you’re interested in and a little about your flying goals to get started.