Get the Citabria. More utility. You can turn it upside down :-0. Tailwheel
insurance is not a big deal if you find the right company. AUA is good.

Deb

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1946 Luscombe 8A (His)
1948 Luscombe 8E (Hers)
1954 Cessna 195B, restoring (Ours)
Jasper, Ga. (JZP)

"Wendy" wrote in message
...

You've all given me some good informationa and confirmed what I already
suspected; thanks loads! I bought Iowa University Press' "Buying And
Owning
Your Own Airplane" today; I'll get back to you on any questions that
publication may raise. I'm still at the "what kind of airplane do I
want?"
stage, with the C-172 being the most practical and a 150hp Citabria being
the most interesting (and fun) airplanes in my price and range. The vast
majority of my flying will be by myself, so the power limitations of these
two airplanes aren't really a factor, and they'll both suit me well for
weekend jaunts as well as XC flying. The Citabria will require a hangar,
and that may be an issue as they are not the easiest things to find here
(I
want to base the plane at KCXO). Then there's tailwheel insurance... Ok,
I
am getting an idea of what this involves, and I realize I am just dealing
with the tip of the iceberg!

Wendy