Greebo said:
What regulations govern Aerobatics, and what requirements exist, if any, for pilots who wish to learn more about them/get rated/certified/??? ?
On the parachute issuse:
§ 91.307 Parachutes and parachuting.
(c) Unless each occupant of the aircraft is wearing an approved parachute, no pilot of a civil aircraft carrying any person (other than a crewmember) may execute any intentional maneuver that exceeds—
(1) A bank of 60 degrees relative to the horizon; or
(2) A nose-up or nose-down attitude of 30 degrees relative to the horizon.
(d) Paragraph (c) of this section does not apply to—
(1) Flight tests for pilot certification or rating; or
(2) Spins and other flight maneuvers required by the regulations for any certificate or rating when given by—
(i) A certificated flight instructor; or
(ii) An airline transport pilot instructing in accordance with §61.67 of this chapter.
Then then there are waivers for pilots, and waivers for airspace. A pilot may obtain a waiver for aerobatics at different altitudes below 1500' after meeting certain criteria. Like airshow performers.
I have an airspace waiver for the airspace (aerobatic practice area) over our farm for aerobatics at an altitude below 1500', and also a waiver for aerobatics within 4 miles of the centerline of an airway.