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Post by beana51 on Feb 21, 2015 21:05:12 GMT -5
The Tri- Pacer continues to be a venerable GREAT PLANE!..I flew it briefly,liked it..Roger here had one...Well the old lady still got appeal...Bet ROGER thinks of her Affectionately???....   |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 6:08:12 GMT -5
Ah, Vin, so right. If I'd known then what I know now about group ownership and selling off shares, I'd never have sold that aircraft when I did. Very capable, short field landing and take off, great little airplane. And much as I wouldn't turn down a shiny new metal one if someone gave it to me, I just like veteran fabric covered aircraft. I sure did love my old Tripacer.
Roger
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Post by bhk on Feb 22, 2015 6:18:03 GMT -5
Nice to see that almost 50% of the total built are still capable of flying. I bet 50% of all the 707s built aren't in the same category!  |
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Post by sgtmajor on Feb 22, 2015 9:39:54 GMT -5
I bet 50% of all the 707s built aren't in the same category! I bet your 100% correct. (smile) As a younger man, I always wanted a PA-15 Vagabond......but a Tripacer would have worked too. (smile) Some aircraft are classics the moment they are built!!! Cheers, |
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Post by bhk on Feb 22, 2015 15:03:21 GMT -5
Some aircraft are classics the moment they are built!!! Cheers, How very true, Steve. The Cessna 172 comes to mind, as does the Tiger Moth. |
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Post by sgtmajor on Feb 22, 2015 15:47:58 GMT -5
Yes indeed.....the Tiger Moth was a beauty!!! I actually preferred the 170 to the 172. Something about those round tails I always liked!!!
Cheers,
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Post by bhk on Feb 23, 2015 2:01:29 GMT -5
I had my first go at controlling an aeroplane in a 172.
VH-TOQ it was registered, flown by a work colleague who was working as a draftsman in order to earn money towards getting his commercial license (which he finally achieved - flying for MacRobertson-Miller in Western Australia).
The year was 1967.
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Post by sgtmajor on Feb 23, 2015 9:23:49 GMT -5
I had my first go at controlling an aeroplane in a 172. Just like your first love.......Always remembered!!!! (smile) Mine was a Grumman American Tiger.....Evening flight from Quantico, VA. to Dullas Airport for a touch and go and return. What a lovely little airplane. My first solo was in a Cessna 152, N757JB. Cheers, |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2015 9:49:40 GMT -5
My first solo was in a Cessna 152, N757JB. Cheers, Steve, I would imagine that more people have done their first solo in a Cessna 150/152 than in any other aircraft. I did. Be interesting to find out if that's true. Roger |
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Post by beana51 on Feb 23, 2015 10:29:54 GMT -5
Me, like most it was the C-150 Commuter.....This a far cry from the Cubs,Aeronca,Luscombe,Citabria, and all Tail draggers..The C-150 was a money maker for Flight schools .Many did it in the ERCOUPE...but they had restrictions in a NON PEDAL plane..BUT no matter how ya do it ..ITS GREAT!
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Post by bhk on Feb 23, 2015 14:59:12 GMT -5
I had my first go at controlling an aeroplane in a 172. Just like your first love.......Always remembered!!!! (smile)... Steve, I've even used tangoscarquebec as a password when the internet first came in. That call-sign is engraved on my brain. |
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Post by sgtmajor on Feb 23, 2015 16:01:21 GMT -5
Steve, I would imagine that more people have done their first solo in a Cessna 150/152 than in any other aircraft. I did. Be interesting to find out if that's true. That probably is true Roger.......many schools here in the States used those. The Airfield I flew from (Fallbrook, L-18) had 2 Cessna 152's. The owner of the field had a VERY nice Cessna 150, however, over time I was one of the very few folks she let fly her personal plane. In many ways, I enjoyed flying the 150 over the 152's. Cheers, |
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Post by beana51 on Feb 23, 2015 21:21:33 GMT -5
Old Pilots Never Die,They Just Buzz Off!....And Then there are the "CHEROKEES "..that whole line of INDIANS from PIPER....I Loved my PA-140B...Liked the low wing.!..That Ole Argument HIGH WING...LOW WING.. a real WALTER MITTY plane.....Like Roger..! should never had let it go..  |
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Post by beana51 on Feb 23, 2015 22:50:36 GMT -5
WOW!!!...... AOPA’s ‘152Reimagined,’ a yellow-and-black refurbished Cessna 152, caused a flurry of excitement at the association’s exhibit during EAA AirVenture. Pilots interested in flying clubs and aircraft partnerships were interested in the aircraft’s price point—about $65 an hour—which makes it a viable option as an affordable, entry-level aircraft for flight training or ownership. The 152Reimagined is part of the Reimagined Aircraft concept that AOPA and Aviat Aircraft are working on to test whether older Cessna 150/152s can be refurbished to as-new conditions at an affordable price. Aviat is purchasing, refurbishing, and reselling the certified aircraft. Cessna 150s are estimated to come in at $89,900, and Cessna 152s at $99,900.  |
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