On 21 Feb 2005 07:15:48 GMT, (Blanche Cohen)
wrote:

Learn the latest & greatest avionics after you've learned to fly.

One big advantage of the low wing is being able to see the runway
during the turns in the pattern.

Just about everything else is a religious discussion.

I trained on C150/152 then checked out in a C172 (not the latest :-) )
and found it required more force to hold up the nose on landing.
I now add 'slight' nose up trim just before the flare if I'm renting a
C172.

Mostly I fly a PA28 and find the low wing gives slight cushioning so
it can help make the landing softer. The nose is lower so just pitch
the to the end of the runway but make sure you don't land on the nose
wheel....!

It's the old argument again but my wife prefers the low wing. You keep
dry with the high wing but it's easier to climb into the low wing.
With the C172 you need to lift the wing slightly, before turning, to
check it's clear. With the low wing you're slightly blind to aircraft
under the wing.

I'd go for the cheapest.

David