Tomahawk/ Skipper

I've never flown one but I will say I have noticed their cost. Seem to be
easily obtainable from 16-20G . I may have to do alittle checking into the
wing problem. Can the wing be rebuilt, or does it have to be red tagged
after those hours? Rebuilding a wing is alot of fun, for me anyhow, if that
was allowable?

Patrick
student SP
aircraft structural mech

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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"W P Dixon" wrote in message
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These planes look like clones of each other. I like the looks but does
anyone have experience in both to compare the two?

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Patrick Dixon
student SP
aircraft structural mech

A flight school in my area had one of each for a while. Later, they sold
the Skipper and bought a second Tomahawk.

My experience is in the Tomahawk. I owned one and have about 300 hours in
it. I thought it was a great little airplane. Certainly, the performance
was limited, but any two seat trainer has limited performance. If I was
looking for an inexpensive aircraft for ~$20k, it would be my fist choice.

Someone brought up the wing's lifespan limit. Oh the joys of being
certified in the modern era where all aircraft have life limits. There is
an STC to extend the life of the T-hawk's wing, by the way..

I found the aircraft a delight to fly. No unpredictable behavior, but if
you do stall it, it will drop a wing, unlike a C-15X, which usually stalls
straight ahead as long as the ball is more or less centered.

One of the real advantages of the T-hawk is that it has the biggest cabin
in the class. Several inches wider and taller than the Cessnas, and bigger
than a Skipper or AA-1 as well. It makes a difference if you're going
X/C...

KB