Originally Posted by
Spartan07
I think legally you can't do those maneuvers in aircraft not rated for them. And unless you have your own plane I don't think any FBO in their right mind will let you check out an aerobatics capable aircraft without some sort of training.
P.S - I know you can do limited aerobatics in Utility class aircraft such as the 152. But they are very specific on what maneuvers you can do and I'm pretty sure it's limited to stalls and spins.
Each aircraft will specify what manuevars they can do, outside of the ones alotted for in the category. So it will say something like "No aerobatic maneuvars are approved, except those listed below:". So you can do all the manuevars in the Utility Category, plus the listed aerobatic manuevars.
As for Airshows and the like, the reason they can do them so close to the ground is because they were given an FAA Waiver. Allowing them to perform that close to the ground and people.