Looking for the first plane

On Jul 29, 8:08 am, "Cecil E. Chapman"
wrote:
I won't be getting it for a couple of years and whatever I picked would be
an older plane. It will be for (or slightly before) my 50th birthday.

I wanted to ask what the group thought about a Cherokee 140 as a first
plane? In talking with my fellow CFI's most of them think I would find the
climb performance too much of a dog to be useful for even pleasure flying.
Some have suggested a Warrior, instead.

I'm not sure what they are talking about. The P-140 is a great 2 place
plane as a first airplane. Its got better handling than the C-172 and
handles much more like a high performance airplane (not as sloppy in
the air as a Cessna).

-Robert, CFII

Thanks! A couple of my pilot friends have owned theirs for many years and
simply love it.

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Cecil E. Chapman

Certificated Flight Instructor
Commercial Pilot, ASEL - Instrument Rated
Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jose, California

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- Antoine de Saint-Exupery -

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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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On Jul 29, 8:08 am, "Cecil E. Chapman"
wrote:
I won't be getting it for a couple of years and whatever I picked would
be
an older plane. It will be for (or slightly before) my 50th birthday.

I wanted to ask what the group thought about a Cherokee 140 as a first
plane? In talking with my fellow CFI's most of them think I would find
the
climb performance too much of a dog to be useful for even pleasure
flying.
Some have suggested a Warrior, instead.

I'm not sure what they are talking about. The P-140 is a great 2 place
plane as a first airplane. Its got better handling than the C-172 and
handles much more like a high performance airplane (not as sloppy in
the air as a Cessna).

-Robert, CFII

I'm a bit suprised that no one has suggested a Cessna 175
or even a Beech sport.
Lou