Cessna Pilots?
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eharding said:
IforB said:
s3fella said:
More arrgant comments.
Do they shoot at you in your biplane?
Seriously. Go to bed. You're making an ar*e of yourself.Do they shoot at you in your biplane?
Edited by s3fella on Saturday 20th March 01:44
IforB said:
eharding said:
IforB said:
s3fella said:
More arrgant comments.
Do they shoot at you in your biplane?
Seriously. Go to bed. You're making an ar*e of yourself.Do they shoot at you in your biplane?
Edited by s3fella on Saturday 20th March 01:44
Ah, the little 152 Aerobat.
I used to fly one many years ago - G-FLIC, I think, with a trick prop that improved the RoC. Always felt better than standard 150/152s.
Often think about getting one as a bit of fair weather, fixed-wing fun, nipping in and out of grass strips and enjoying the scenic view below.
Proper flying, no question.
I used to fly one many years ago - G-FLIC, I think, with a trick prop that improved the RoC. Always felt better than standard 150/152s.
Often think about getting one as a bit of fair weather, fixed-wing fun, nipping in and out of grass strips and enjoying the scenic view below.
Proper flying, no question.
In an attempt to drag this thread back to it's origins....
Cessna C208B pilot here. It's the only Cessna I've ever flown! Always been a Piper man before this 
Guess I'm quite lucky in that I get paid to fly them; here's my office:
(although I also fly the Legacy ones with the more traditional six pack)
'tis a lovely thing to fly. Handles very nicely for such a large aircraft. Landing can be a little tricky though. Quite easy to bounce if you get the speed just a little too fast on approach. Also enjoy having one of the best turbo-prop engines up front, the mighty P&W PT6. A great comfort when flying over mountainous terrain or large stretches of water.
If anyone's interested, I'm currently uploading a photo a day taken whilst on the job out here in Indonesia:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/indo_pilot/
Happy landings as they say out here
Cessna C208B pilot here. It's the only Cessna I've ever flown! Always been a Piper man before this Guess I'm quite lucky in that I get paid to fly them; here's my office:
(although I also fly the Legacy ones with the more traditional six pack)
'tis a lovely thing to fly. Handles very nicely for such a large aircraft. Landing can be a little tricky though. Quite easy to bounce if you get the speed just a little too fast on approach. Also enjoy having one of the best turbo-prop engines up front, the mighty P&W PT6. A great comfort when flying over mountainous terrain or large stretches of water.
If anyone's interested, I'm currently uploading a photo a day taken whilst on the job out here in Indonesia:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/indo_pilot/
Happy landings as they say out here
That's a fantastic flying truck you've got there, Moose. An aircraft that never really 'took off' 
in the UK due to difficulties in getting it certified for single-engine public transport IFR ops. Bush flying looks fun.
Had a look at your pics; I also became a pilot largely for the views!
in the UK due to difficulties in getting it certified for single-engine public transport IFR ops. Bush flying looks fun.Had a look at your pics; I also became a pilot largely for the views!
Lurking Lawyer said:
I learned to fly on a 152 20 years or so ago - I was fortunate enough to be awarded an RAF flying scholarship through the CCF at school, but marginal eyesight kept me from going on to apply for a commission.
I do regret that I (or actually, my parents, since I was still at school at the time) couldn't raise the cash required to do the other 10 hours required to qualify for a PPL
Small world.I do regret that I (or actually, my parents, since I was still at school at the time) couldn't raise the cash required to do the other 10 hours required to qualify for a PPL
The same happened to me. Except my legs grew too long.
And I ended up being a lawyer.
Learnt to fly in a C150,loved the 40 degree flaps landing into a strong head wind,felt like you were standing still!,also flown c152 shame about missing 10 degrees of flap and 172's.The flying club at RAF Akrotri have a bright yellow one with a Rolls 6 cylinder it it that you had to pull back like mad to avoid burring it in the runway when you flared out!
Private Pile said:
I passed my PPL in a Cessna, i'm sure the reg was G-BNJH? That was a good 20+ years ago tho.
That used to be Jim McAuley's aeroplane. I did a chunk of hours building on it, then subsequently flew it when Jim gave me my first instructing job, although we're talking 11-12 years ago rather than 20.Where did you do your PPL, Private?
My memory is shocking! Planes flown by me include G-BNPT PA 38 112 and G-BEYO PA 28 140. This was at Cumbernauld, the instructors were McArthur and Barr. I'm sure one of them had a very nice red Quattro.
At Edinburgh it was G-BNJH, G-BMTA, G-BGNZ, G-BFRV, G-BMTA, G-BHWS and lastly another Piper G-BHZE. My instructors at TFC were De Waard ( who maybe went to Singapore Airlines?),Young, Findlay, Nicholson, Steel and Jim.
If any of you are on here, hope you are doing well.
Pile
At Edinburgh it was G-BNJH, G-BMTA, G-BGNZ, G-BFRV, G-BMTA, G-BHWS and lastly another Piper G-BHZE. My instructors at TFC were De Waard ( who maybe went to Singapore Airlines?),Young, Findlay, Nicholson, Steel and Jim.
If any of you are on here, hope you are doing well.
Pile
JW911 said:
I'm with Ed here on the 152/Aerobat, although in it's favour, he can't pull 8.5G in it with me in the back seat and put me off work for two days with a mullahed back.
I did say sorry at the time, but I think you were still asleep.I have it on good authority from the Waltham female regulars that you were just a tad too lanky before then, and you look far better proportioned now......Stumpy.
Back on the Cessna topic, I was more than a little put out on Sunday afternoon when a Cessna 172RG Cardinal G-"We're not in Kansas Now" deliberately blew straight into a hitherto top-notch Ginsters vs. Wide-Body tractor tail-chase in an unannounced attempt to join into the action. Cue premature end of tail-chase, curt but pointed RT, and less curt but equally pointed debrief later.
I'll give you one guess who was responsible, but you won't need to guess. FFS.
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