At 07:31 PM 23/01/2008, you wrote:
>I don't know - before my time here. But I heard it wasn't very nice to
>fly. I am looking at putting a syndicate together for a back up tug, for
>when the main one has a 100 hourly, or needs a bit of TLC which requires
>it to stop flying for a day or so. I thought a two seater which is fun
>to fly, and could be used for taildragger endorsements and aerobatics as
>well as for towing and towing training, and cheaper to run than a Pawnee
>would be nice.
>
>A cessna 150 with a 180 hp engine does not pass the fun to fly test.
>
> From the comments here, a 160 hp citabria would be too gutless I think.
>A 180 hp one might do the trick. Other countries do seem to use 180 hp tugs.
OK so now we get the rest of the requirements.
The only thing wrong with Cessna 150's is lack of power. The aircraft
is actually light on the controls and well co-ordinated and last time
I flew one I found it delightful - mind you I had been spending some
time in the Piper Tomahawk which in retrospect is an appalling flying
machine (note I didn't say aircraft) which was probably designed by
the team from Sirius Cybernetics. The 180 HP engine fixes the
problems of the 150. Anything with that much power has to be fun to
fly. I once flew a C150 with 150HP and was most impressed. So it
won't do aerobatics or tailwheel endorsements although you might look
in to the Texas Taildragger (C150 tailwheel conversion) and see if it
can have 180HP. The C150 also doesn't have fabric covering.
Mike
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