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ScottFrancis Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: "Pitts S-1S vs. S-1T" 10-30-03, 18:01z  Sorry if this has already been discussed to death here. I have been getting acro training with a guy (Adam Cope) in his Super Decathlon for about a year and a half. I just flew my first competition a few weeks ago at Warrenton, Virginia (Sportsman Level) and had a great time. I've been bit bad by the bug. So now I'm looking to purchase a single-hole Pitts. I've got a little dual time in an S-2C and I really like how the Pitts flies. I start my Pitts transition training with Bill Finagin this Saturday. So here's my question -- S-1S or S-1T? All else being equal, I would lean toward the S-1T because of its constant speed prop, but I'm told that the performance advantage of it's prop is offset by the 80 or so extra pounds of weight in the nose. So perhaps the only real advantage of the constant speed is to avoid overspeeding the engine. I guess there are also S-1S's around with constant speed props too. I'm told that the S-1S will snap and spin equally well to the left as right, but perhaps not so with the S-1T. So, any comments? Can anyone make a strong argument one way or another? Does anyone know of an especially nice one for sale? Thanks! -- Scott Francis Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      Pitts S-1S vs. S-1T    ScottFrancis       10-30-03              RE: Pitts S-1S vs. S-1T    Patty_Wagstaff       11-02-03       1

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