"W P Dixon" wrote in message
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These planes look like clones of each other. I like the looks but does
anyone have experience in both to compare the two?

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Patrick Dixon
student SP
aircraft structural mech

A flight school in my area had one of each for a while. Later, they sold the
Skipper and bought a second Tomahawk.

My experience is in the Tomahawk. I owned one and have about 300 hours in
it. I thought it was a great little airplane. Certainly, the performance
was limited, but any two seat trainer has limited performance. If I was
looking for an inexpensive aircraft for ~$20k, it would be my fist choice.

Someone brought up the wing's lifespan limit. Oh the joys of being certified
in the modern era where all aircraft have life limits. There is an STC to
extend the life of the T-hawk's wing, by the way..

I found the aircraft a delight to fly. No unpredictable behavior, but if you
do stall it, it will drop a wing, unlike a C-15X, which usually stalls
straight ahead as long as the ball is more or less centered.

One of the real advantages of the T-hawk is that it has the biggest cabin in
the class. Several inches wider and taller than the Cessnas, and bigger than
a Skipper or AA-1 as well. It makes a difference if you're going X/C...

KB