Three was interesting enough for me, thank you very much!
Those of you who've yanked and banked in jets: g-suit or no g-suit? I'm curious about how gnarly 5+ gee would be without one (but not eager to experience it!).

Thats good to hear 9-comfortable!!!!!!!! 

We pulled 5G on my advanced aerobatic lesson on the Extra 300 in my avatar. I have a certificate to prove it & the instructor seemed very impressed. He told me this was the maximum allowed on a first lesson & I didn't argue. I didn't think this was bad for an old codger & I just noticed my vision being affected. Must admit I forgot to strain against it as we had been shown before taking off so I'm sure I could have taken more without too much trouble. I can't remember how much G was involved but I found the pressure of the G-suit on my thighs & lower body when pulling out of an almost vertical sonic dive at 20,000 feet extremely painful. It was almost as much as I could stand, even as a young fit lad of 16, & I was glad when it stopped. We then climbed back up to 43,000 & did it again. I'm a glutton for punishment.

I prefer aerobatics involving positive G although I like aileron rolls. I'm none too happy hanging upside-down for any length of time with only the straps holding me in. My highly experienced instructor (ex Red Arrow & now chief flying instructor at RAF Barkston Heath) said he agreed with me.

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There speaks a man who leaps out of perfectly airworthy aeroplanes for fun. I rest my case.

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I agree with you as well

And Charlie, how did you manage that?

First aerobatics for me was in a SNCAN Stampe sv4c, with a friend of mine,
we went out to burscough in the uk and i had my first taste of aerobatics:
loops
inverted loops
barrel rolls
i call it a flick barrel roll, (whee u pull up and then rotate 360 degrees)
stall turns
Wing overs

bareing in mind the aircrafts g limits was +6.5g  and - 5.00g. he pulled a 4 g loop and a -2 g inverted loop, when i finally had controlls handed to me i pulled a loop right on the aircrafts limits and then the same with an inverted loop,

btw this was with out a g suit.

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If you call bursting blood vessels inside your head (eyes, brain, nose) serious damage, I suspect the answer would be "yes"

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Find someone that has Pitts S2A or Extra.
And discover what "Acro" is all about!
Nuthin' like a snap-roll on the downside of hammerhead!
I busted out of the bottom half of "Cuban 8",Just as you are rolling up-right. Which bumped the G-Meter to 4 positive. More than enough for me. I dont' know what was worse,The G's or the butt chewin' from my instructor!