I went to that site many times a day when I owned my Cardinal. As for
the stab, they are all modified. It is still vastly inferior to a 182
tail. I was told that the fixed seat is lower than the fully
articulating seat that I had. That doesn't even make sense that Cessna
would make a fixed seat that is outside the range of the adjustable seat
but that's what I was told. If I was in the market for a basic fixed
gear 4 seater I would never consider a 177 again. Compared to the 172
there are no parts or mods available for the Cardinal. I want to know
that when I need something I can get it from anywhere and a dozen
different companies make the part. You never find that with the 177.




John T wrote:
Sounds like you need to visit the cardinal owners webpage that was
mentioned in this thread. There is mention of a stab mod that makes it
smoother, and they also casually talk about tall guys being comfortable
in this plane (177). In fact, that website has really gotten me
interested in the 177, I wish I could afford one!

John