New Aircraft, American Champion Citabria

New Aircraft Alert! AV8 Welcomes N241AC to our growing fleet.

This American Champion Citabria is a lightweight 2 seat tailwheel aircraft that is a total blast to fly! With 118hp and only 1120lbs this plane loves to get up a go. Rated for both normal and acrobatic categories, AV8 will be offer a wide variety of instruction including spin and tailwheel endorsements in the coming months.

Specifications & Performance

• Power Plant: Lycoming O-235-K2C
• Horse Power @ RPM: 118 @ 2800 rpm
• Propeller: Sensenich 72CKS8-0
• Length: 22.1 ft.
• Height: 7.7 ft.
• Wingspan: 33.5 ft.
• Seats: 2, Tandem
• Empty Weight: 1120 lbs.
• Gross Weight: 1750 lbs.
• Useful Load: 630 lbs.
• Fuel Capacity: 36 gal. (35 gal. Usable)
• Baggage Capacity: 100 lbs.
• Acrobatic Limit Loading: +5, -2g’s
• Takeoff Distance, Ground Roll: 650 ft.
• Takeoff Distance Over 50-ft Obstacle: 1050 ft.
• Demonstrated Crosswind Component: 17 kts.
• Rate of Climb, Sea Level: 740 fpm
• Maximum Level Speed, Sea Level: 120 mph
• Service Ceiling: 11500 ft.
• Landing Distance over 50-ft. Obstacle: 885 ft.
• Landing Distance, Ground Roll: 520 ft.

Tailwheel Endorsement

Outlined in 61.31(i) the applicant must be proficient in the following categories for sign-off. There is no minimum hours requirements for a tailwheel endorsement.

Additional training required for operating tailwheel airplanes.

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (i)(2) of this section, no person may act as pilot in command of a tailwheel airplane unless that person has received and logged flight training from an authorized instructor in a tailwheel airplane and received an endorsement in the person’s logbook from an authorized instructor who found the person proficient in the operation of a tailwheel airplane. The flight training must include at least the following maneuvers and procedures:

(i) Normal and crosswind takeoffs and landings;

(ii) Wheel landings (unless the manufacturer has recommended against such landings); and

(iii) Go-around procedures.

(2) The training and endorsement required by paragraph (i)(1) of this section is not required if the person logged pilot-in-command time in a tailwheel airplane before April 15, 1991.

Spin Endorsement

Outlined in FAR 61.183(i) an applicant pursing a Certificate flight instructor certificate must receive a logbook endorsement for spin awareness and training.

Accomplish the following for a flight instructor certificate with an airplane or a glider rating:

(1) Receive a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor indicating that the applicant is competent and possesses instructional proficiency in stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery procedures after providing the applicant with flight training in those training areas in an airplane or glider, as appropriate, that is certificated for spins; and

(2) Demonstrate instructional proficiency in stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery procedures. However, upon presentation of the endorsement specified in paragraph (i)(1) of this section an examiner may accept that endorsement as satisfactory evidence of instructional proficiency in stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery procedures for the practical test, provided that the practical test is not a retest as a result of the applicant failing the previous test for deficiencies in the knowledge or skill of stall awareness, spin entry, spins, or spin recovery instructional procedures. If the retest is a result of deficiencies in the ability of an applicant to demonstrate knowledge or skill of stall awareness, spin entry, spins, or spin recovery instructional procedures, the examiner must test the person on stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery instructional procedures in an airplane or glider, as appropriate, that is certificated for spins;

Have questions about the Citabria or adding an endorsement? AV8 is ready to answer any questions and get you flying!