this might be tough to swallow, but there are only a handful of people that actually make money from aerobatics.

If you are female, thats a good start. I know a couple hundred people who have been in aerobatics for 15-20 years, gone to national and international comps and barely make enough money each airshow to cover the cost of their expenses.

Unfortunately, you're gonna need another job.

The good news is: performing aerobatics and having a career in something seperate is possible. People who do well in aerobatics usually have 3 things in common: 1. The obvious... a large amount of natural talent flying the plane. 2. They are good at marketing their act to get people to want to have them in their airshow. 3. They know people.