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

The runway disappears, but that has never bothered me as it always
reappears right where it was originally. When the runway disappears is
a good time to look the other direction for the King Air zipping toward
the same piece of asphalt.

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She just couldn't believe that
people flew a plane where the runway environment was invisible while
turning
base-to-final.

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I can see where short people have a forward visibility problem,
although cranking the seat up helps some. For us tall people, the
headroom is great. I can barely sit in a Commanchee with headsets on,
and the Cherokee was pretty limited too.

The 182 does handle like a truck, but that's kind-of-nice sometimes,
too.

The differences are all secondary, though.

bk wrote:

The runway disappears, but that has never bothered me as it always
reappears right where it was originally. When the runway disappears is
a good time to look the other direction for the King Air zipping toward
the same piece of asphalt.

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She just couldn't believe that
people flew a plane where the runway environment was invisible while
turning
base-to-final.

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I can see where short people have a forward visibility problem,
although cranking the seat up helps some. For us tall people, the
headroom is great. I can barely sit in a Commanchee with headsets on,
and the Cherokee was pretty limited too.

The 182 does handle like a truck, but that's kind-of-nice sometimes,
too.

I hear that a lot, but I find the 67 Arrow I fly now to be just as
trucky as the 182. It is a little lighter in pitch, but the rudders are
stiffer. Roll is comparable.

I also prefer the vernier controls to the quadrant controls in the Piper.


Matt

I also prefer the vernier controls to the quadrant controls in the Piper.

Isn't that odd? I find vernier controls annoying in the extreme.

"To each, his own..."

;-)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I also prefer the vernier controls to the quadrant controls in the
Piper.

Isn't that odd? I find vernier controls annoying in the extreme.

"To each, his own..."

;-)

I guess I never got used to them, but they remind me of using my lawn mower.


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Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

Jay Honeck wrote:

I also prefer the vernier controls to the quadrant controls in the Piper.


Isn't that odd? I find vernier controls annoying in the extreme.

"To each, his own..."

I agree. Well, for VFR flying, I don't see much difference, but for
instrument approaches, I really like being able to dial in just a little
throttle. The Arrow is hard to adjust in less than about 1" of MP
increments. I could adjust my 182 much more precisely.



Matt