Located at Leesburg Executive Airport, this Super Decathlon is a unique tailwheel and aerobatics opportunity for any pilot in the Metropolitan Washington D.C. area. Burning less than 10 gallons per hour, this is both an economical and fun airplane to fly.
You might be able to find instruction in other tailwheel airplanes in the area, but will you subsequently be able to fly any of them solo? Probably not! N878AC is a 2001 Super Decathlon that is kept in perfect condition. It is owned by a CFI and a commercial pilot. The aircraft is managed and scheduled by Atlantic Airways at Leesburg Executive Airport, 1001 Sycolin Road, Leesburg VA 20175.
The 8KCAB Super Decathlon is a two-seat, fixed conventional gear (tailwheel) airplane designed for flight training, short and soft fields, photography, and personal use. The Super Decathlon is capable of sustaining aerobatic stresses between +6g and -5g. The Super Decathlon with its 180 horsepower engine and constant speed propeller entered production in the United States in 1977 as a more powerful and stronger complement to the Citabria line of aircraft.
As Plane and Pilot Magazine said, "the Super Decathlon has always represented one of the best combinations of utility, comfort and aerobatic talent in the two-seat, sport plane class. Since its introduction in 1977 as a powered-up version of the original Decathlon, the 180 hp Super Decathlon has represented perhaps the best compromise between a utiliplane and a pure acro trainer."
batics opportunity for anyone in the Metropolitan Washington D.C. area, not to mention Northern Virginia, Maryland, Eastern West Virginia and Southern Pennsylvania.
You might be able to find other tailwheel airplanes in the area, but will you be able to fly any of them solo? Probably not! N878AC is a 2001 Super Decathlon that is kept in perfect condition. It is owned by an LLC and leased back to Atlantic Airways in at Leesburg Executive Airport.
Wikipedia says that the 8KCAB Super Decathlon is two-seat fixed conventional gear (tailwheel) airplane designed for flight training and personal use and capable of sustaining aerobatic stresses between +6g and -5g. The Super Decathlon entered production in the United States in 1970 as a more powerful and stronger complement to the Citabria line of aircraft.
