"Mitch Hines" wrote in message
...
Marco,

I had(have) some of the same feelings, while a 152 will get you in the
air,
it will not get a 2nd glance. Like Greg Burkhart, I'll also add my vote
for
the venerable Aircoupe ( or Ercoupe depending upon the year). Here's
mine -
http://www.hinessite.com/aircoupe.htm ,for more go to
http://www.ercoupe.org, and http://www.ercoupers.com .

It will outperform the 152, and is way cooler! The bubble canopy will
give
you great view too. A 1965 or 66 Alon Aircoupe will cost you $20K - $25,
leaving plenty out of that $35k budget for hanger space or tiedown, $100
hamburgers, and cool aviator sunglasses ;-)

Regards,

Mitch


--
Mitch Hines
Alon A-2 Aircoupe
N6369V


Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical
and insignificant, if not utterly impossible.

- Simon Newcomb, 1902



ohhh man! gold! Nice.

I was eyeing the Aircoupe.

Is it all metal? On trade-a-plane that's what one of the sellers is
claiming... Never seen one up close and in fact before you guys mentioned it
to me I didn't even know it existed before today ...

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Marco Rispoli - NJ, USA
You can read my flight training diary at
http://www.tranceweb.net