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Old September 17th 06, 09:22 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Matt Whiting
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Default Cessna Cardinal 177 RG II v. Piper Arrow III (70s) v. Piper ArrowIII (brand new)

Newps wrote:



wrote:

Jay Honeck wrote:

Call me fickle, self-oriented, greedy, snobby, what have you, but I do
not fly and will not own a fixed-gear plane.


That's the goofiest thing I've read here in a long time.




It's not about speed it's about the landing gear lever.



Which is understandable with a high performance plane. But a Cardinal
or an Arrow? Please. Those are toy planes. There's no prestige in
either of those.


Prestige requires burning kerosene.

Matt