Plane "sharing" experience?

Dave wrote in
:

I know 3 guys who are doing this now, and saving a pile... (by their
own numbers)

It is a Cherokee 140..

Yes, the wing IS in the right place..

Yes, it WILL haul 4 people (in a pinch, WITH a pinch!)

And it is a good trainer,


Nope, worst trainer ever.

Well, after the Ercoupe, maybe.

People without legs are alowed to fly them.

they cover a multitude of sins whilst training


And is tough and inexpensive.

True. They are tough.


And parts are reasonable, and available..

And it is a simple to maintain plane..

Also true.

Ald although not a "fast" plane, has decent cross country speed...

Did I mention that the wing is in the right place?

A Cessna 150 is great trainer, but not much else.. It is slow, light,
cramped, no payload..


You're comparing apples and oranges.

the 150 has less than 2/3rds the burn for instance.




Bertie

On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:42:45 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote:

Dave wrote in
:

I know 3 guys who are doing this now, and saving a pile... (by their
own numbers)

It is a Cherokee 140..

Yes, the wing IS in the right place..

Yes, it WILL haul 4 people (in a pinch, WITH a pinch!)

And it is a good trainer,


Nope, worst trainer ever.


Many say the Cherokee family is just too docile to be a trainer.
You can put the 180 into a full stall and still use the ailerons to
make turns while in the stall. In some planes if you touch the
ailerons in a stall it'll roll over and/or go into a spin. In the 180
it just sets there with the stabilator vibrating a bit and a high rate
of descent. Do that in my Deb and it takes concentration and some
timely control inputs to keep the greasy side down.

Roger (K8RI)

"Roger (K8RI)" wrote in
:

On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:42:45 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote:

Dave wrote in
m:

I know 3 guys who are doing this now, and saving a pile... (by their
own numbers)

It is a Cherokee 140..

Yes, the wing IS in the right place..

Yes, it WILL haul 4 people (in a pinch, WITH a pinch!)

And it is a good trainer,


Nope, worst trainer ever.


Many say the Cherokee family is just too docile to be a trainer.
You can put the 180 into a full stall and still use the ailerons to
make turns while in the stall. In some planes if you touch the
ailerons in a stall it'll roll over and/or go into a spin. In the 180
it just sets there with the stabilator vibrating a bit and a high rate
of descent. Do that in my Deb and it takes concentration and some
timely control inputs to keep the greasy side down.


Well, exactly, it teaches you little,.
Good pickup truck, rotten trainer.

Bertie