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From: brent@phoenix.UUCP (Brent P. Callaghan)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Some Observations on Trainers
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Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 10:30:45 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 11 10:30:45 1985
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The Cessna 152 is fine if you intend to move up to bigger
Cessnas once you have your ticket.  But if your line is populated
by Pipers, I recommend the Piper Tomahawk as a trainer.

- The tanks on a low wing are *much* easier to fill and inspect.
- The low wing allows better visibility when taking the active
  and doing turns in the pattern.
- The T-tail doesn't get in the way of the preflight walkaround ;-)
- The cockpit has much more shoulder and leg room.
- The fuel management is the same as the larger Pipers (electric
- fuel pump & tank switching).
- Manual flaps (electric blecchh!)

I guess we're all a little biased by the experience of
the aircraft we trained in.
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