ugliest damn plane ever made...

Dave wrote:
Cecil E. Chapman wrote:

sheepish grin..... Yeah I know,,, the mission is part of the
determinant and I've read and heard that 'till I thought my ears and
eyes would fall off g... .... It would be used for both local,
intrastate flights and a once a year long, interstate flight (as in
across the U.S. to the other end Grin). Instructing in one would
not be an interest at all,,, both in terms of liability/insurance
costs nor would I likely be as good as an instructor if it were my own
plane I were using to instruct in (i.e., jumping in when it looks like
a primary student is going to bounce my 'baby' g).

Reason I didn't toss in the 'mission' use is that I've talked to
others who have the plane and they use it for just the variety I
described. The few I've heard lament about the slow cruise of the 140
when compared to aircraft with more 'zoom',,, at least for me,,,, seem
to miss the boat as to why I fly anywhere anyway - that is,,,, the
destination is nice,,,, but it is the journey that makes it all
worthwhile.

I've gone in a C152 for a full day of flying (with fuel stops) and
enjoyed every minute of the journey - poking along at a 'blistering'
90 knots... always have. As I said before,,, persons who get fixated
on the destination,, imho,,, miss the point of the pleasure of being
'up there'....

Am I forgiven now for my slip..... grin

How about a nice Tripacer? pretty good speed, lots of ramp appeal and
can be had for a pretty good price.