"Newps" wrote in message
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"Marty" wrote in message
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"Newps" wrote in message
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If you gotta have a Cardinal avoid the 68's. If it has the 150 hp
engine
it
is a real dog.



Hard to believe they put anything less than 180hp in them isn't it?
This one has 180hp with constant speed prop and I'd actually like more
than
that.

I had a 69 with the 180 and fixed prop. The 182 I have now makes a
Cardinal
look like the mistake it was.




Why call it a mistake Newps?
It's only my opinion but I personally don't think Cessna made a better
looking piston single. To me, and again it's only my personal opinion, all
the other Cessna piston singles look all too much alike. That's not to say
it was a bad move,sales wise they have a selection of piston singles to fit
the majority.

If I want to lift a lot of weight, there is the T-206(my personal favorite
of the Cessna guppies). If I want to just fly the family around there is the
172 or 182 but geeze they are SLOW.

The Cardinal has a high performance airfoil and needs a powerplant to match.
150hp (or even 180hp) is an insult to this aircraft, no doubt.

To each his own but I think Cessna had a diamond in the rough and for
economic (profit) reasons pitched it.
A Card with 200hp+ and CS prop would fit my flying lifestyle to a tee. Other
than that I'll be looking for a Piper.

All I want to do is go (safely) from point A to point B, at the fastest,
most reasonable cost in a 4 place bird.

Marty