Original Posted By: Greg Yotz
Ken, Good point on the cost issue. I had a guy I use to work with poo-poo my 150 when I bought it several years ago. He waited and bought a Mooney (a "real" airplane as he put it). It's nice, I love Mooneys, I got my Commercial in one, but we were comparing logbooks the other day, and I had about 250 hours more than him and we started nearly the same time, when we got to looking further, it was all that 150 time that made the difference. While I was out flying 200-250 hour/year, he was flying much less in his Mooney. I asked him why that was, he just grinned sheepishly and said, "it just cost too much" I've also heard CFI's say that if you can land a 150 in a stiff crosswind, then you can land anything. I bet if you can land a Piet in a stiff crosswind, then you can land anything!!! Anyway, I think of airplanes like I think of beer, there aren't any bad ones, some are just a little better than others!________________________________________________________________________________