Need advice for starting with a 172 or 152

I will caveat this by saying that I'm not a commercial pilot, just a private pilot with about 275 hrs and an instrument rating - so take this however you want:

I would say that the 152 and 172 are very similar airplanes, so I doubt that time in one would be considered any better than time in the other. Both are simple, single engine, fixed gear airplanes. If you were going to say that one was a complex airplane (retractable, variable pitch etc) or single engine vs multi engine, I'd say that makes a bigger difference.

I'd save your $ and fly in the 152.

Joe


On 14 Sep 2011 03:14 PM ,jlareau2124 wrote:

So I am a freshman in college and my ultimate goal is to make it as a
commercial pilot. I was planning to attend Embry Riddle this semester
but decided to defer a year to save money and acquire my pilots
certificate locally around me where its cheaper. My question is whether
it would be worth the extra forty or so on every lesson to fly a 172
over a 142? Keeping in mind where I want to go, would flying a 142 hurt
me overall financially and/or skill wise?

Thanks




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Am 19.09.2011 21:20, schrieb Joe Herman:
I'd save your $ and fly in the 152.

but if you want to take yourself, your girlfriend and a small bag for a
weekend hideaway and if you want to top off and you are MSL and it is
more than 25 degrees warm than you want to go for the C172, I guess.

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"Martin Hotze" wrote in message
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Am 19.09.2011 21:20, schrieb Joe Herman:
I'd save your $ and fly in the 152.

but if you want to take yourself, your girlfriend and a small bag for a
weekend hideaway and if you want to top off and you are MSL and it is more
than 25 degrees warm than you want to go for the C172, I guess.


Agreed, but that wasn't the question. For actual travel, the 172 is a far more
capable airplane than the 152. For training, (assuming modestly-sized
instructor & student) the 152 is fine. For local solo rental flying, I prefer
the 152.

Vaughn

Am 23.09.2011 17:37, schrieb vaughn:
"Martin wrote in message
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Am 19.09.2011 21:20, schrieb Joe Herman:
I'd save your $ and fly in the 152.

but if you want to take yourself, your girlfriend and a small bag for a
weekend hideaway and if you want to top off and you are MSL and it is more
than 25 degrees warm than you want to go for the C172, I guess.


Agreed, but that wasn't the question. For actual travel, the 172 is a far more
capable airplane than the 152. For training, (assuming modestly-sized
instructor& student) the 152 is fine.

well, W&B and oberall weight: just calculate what pilot +1 may weight
.... plus fuel ... calculate typical weather (has the OP mentioned the
location?) ...

For local solo rental flying, I prefer
the 152.

agreed, shooting holes in the air this is way cool. just like riding a
bike in the neighborhood. :-)

Vaughn

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