High wing to low wing converts...or, visa versa?

Paul Missman wrote:



You don't have to get a ladder to put gas in the tank.

I can wear good pants to check my fuel.



You don't loose sight of the airport during turns in the pattern.

I don't "loose" sight of the airport either.



Much less susceptable to crosswind effects. It is much harder for the
crosswind to get under the wing, and flip it over, with the wing nearer to
the ground. I need much less crosswind correction in the low wing than in
the high wing aircraft I trained in. (This will, however, vary with the
exact aircraft under comparison.)

Nonsense. Two aircraft with about the same cross sectional area will
drift the same amount in the same wind.



Not as susceptable to launching itself into the air during flare if the
landing is a bit hot. (Though this will also vary somewhat with the
aircraft under comparison.)

Pilot error.




Better forward visibility in flight and during flare. (This will, also,
vary with the models under comparison.)

During the flare? A blanket assumption? Nonsense again.




Easier to wash the aircraft.

Not easier, I don't have to crouch down. I have one of them car washing
wands with a brush on the end that dispenses soap when I want it too.


Though the low wing took some getting used to, I don't believe I'd want to
go back without some great finincial incentive. (As in, I probably wouldn't
turn down a free 182 in excellent condition.)

I wouldn't want a Cherokee 235 for off road ops either. To each his own.