Bob Esser wrote in message ...
Here is the question: In order to make the plane more functional, and
increase its utility, it would be nice to have gyros in the panel. I
know that Citabrias have either a high or low panel, and that the high
panel can even be outfitted for IFR. How much damage does spinning and
occasional aerobatics do to the non-cagable gyros and how much extra
weight is involved in the high panel and three gyros (plus possibly one
more radio)?

It depends on what you want to use the gyros for. Most FBOs will not
spin planes used for IFR training. The gyros aren't going to just die
because of the spin training but they won't work as well over the long
run.