Aerobatics in it’s purest form is flown in what is called a box.
The aerobatic box is a piece of air of a square kilometer. This area is marked on the ground with box markers. The maximum altitude is 3500 ft, the minimum altitude depends on the level of the pilot. Judges will be positioned along a centreline of the box. The pilots have to fly their aerobatic sequence in this box. There are five levels of aerobatics with increasing difficulty and different minimum altitudes:

- basic
- sportsman
- intermediate
- advanced
- unlimited

Aerobatics is often classified as stunt flying which it is not. During every sequence design, whether it’s a flight in the box, an airshow or an airrace, safety is paramount. No pilot will be allowed to fly at a level which he’s not ready for. During the flying there’s many challenges for the pilots. It’s all about precision, accuracy, energy management and situational awareness. Even the smallest lapse in concentration might result in a bad manoeuvre and therefore zero points from the judges. So, we refer to aerobatics as “the art of flying”
Aerobatic contests are organized all over the world, with National Championships, European Championships and a World Championship.
Apart from this, aerobatics are never missing on airshows and attract many spectators.