I am at the point where I am ready to do my first aerobatics, I am just so afraid to do it. I can loop, roll, fly inverted, etc. on the sim, but in real life I just don't have the guts to try. What did you say to yourself to get ready to try the loop, and how do you know when it is time?
I can hover all day, do FFF, I can do figure 8's all over the sky, starting to do stall turns, and can fly nose in pretty good (with the training gear on). I feel I am ready, but just keep coming up with excuses why not to try (it's too windy, it's too sunny, it's not sunny enough - you get the picture).

Congratulations by the way on the loop, bet it felt good.