should I become familiar with glass?

Originally Posted by sambodidley

"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk @See My Sig.com wrote

I would point out that all three of the aircraft you mention have the
tailwheel on the wrong end. But, with any luck, you will overcome that
handicap some day.

--
Geoff

Right! Here's the low wing I transitioned to from the high wing Piper J3.
Tail draggers rule. grin

http://www.warbirdalley.com/bt13.htm

Sorry about the tail wheel. I'm one of those new age kinda guys. But I do hope to fly some aerobatics one of these days. So I guess I'll have to learn at one point or another. haha

"gpick" wrote in message
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sambodidley;739850 Wrote:
"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk @See My Sig.com wrote
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I would point out that all three of the aircraft you mention have the
tailwheel on the wrong end. But, with any luck, you will overcome that

handicap some day.

--
Geoff-

Right! Here's the low wing I transitioned to from the high wing Piper
J3.
Tail draggers rule. grin

http://www.warbirdalley.com/bt13.htm

Sorry about the tail wheel. I'm one of those new age kinda guys. But I
do hope to fly some aerobatics one of these days. So I guess I'll have
to learn at one point or another. haha




--
gpick

Didn't mean to hilack your thread. I haven't flown lot the newer aircraft
so I guess we are even on that.grin

On Sep 4, 8:53*pm, gpick wrote:
Hello again. I met with my flight instructor today just to get some
information. Now it's time to schedule a flight. The ideal plane for me
would be the 09 DA40 with the G1000, but it is $35 more per hour more
than either the 03 DA40 or 07 172. Therefore, I am flying the two latter
planes and deciding which will be better for me. There are both the same
price per hour.

2003 Diamond DA40 with: IFR/VFR Garmin 530W WAAS-certified
GPS/NAV/COMGarmin 430 GPS/NAV/COMBendix/King KCS 55A Slaved
HSIBendix/King KAP 140 Dual-Axis AutopilotGarmin GTX 327 Digital
TransponderGarmin GMA 340 Audio PanelXM Weather Datalink (AKA: NOT
GLASS)

2007 Cessna 172 with: IFR/VFR
Garmin 1000 Integrated Avionics System
Bendix King KAP 140 Dual-Axis Autopilot
XM Weather Datalink (AKA: Glass)

The reason for the choice here is the famous high vs. low wing debate.
Also, the diamond tops out 10 knots faster. Any suggestions or opinions
as to which I should go with? Again, I will be flying both to decide
eventually. Is glass going to be more prevalent down the road and more
expensive to transition then, rather than start with it now?

--
gpick

You should be knowledgeable about both glass and
conventional instruments, however I wouldn't make either
the deciding factor in which plane to rent. Rent the plane
you can afford and learn about instrumentation from
multiple sources...many of which are free.

---
Mark