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While Cessnas have a great history and have trained the majority of pilots out there today, badass is hardly the word I'd use to describe them. I was lucky eno
by chrischattin 6y ago
While Cessnas have a great history and have trained the majority of pilots out there today, badass is hardly the word I'd use to describe them.
I was lucky enough to have over a thousand hours before I flew a Cessna for the first time and I remember being shocked at how terrible it flew. They are overpriced for what they are, handle like crap, have terrible visibility, and are slow and inefficient.
It's sad that overregulation and the cost prohibitive certification process has essentially locked innovation in GA back at 60's technology.
The EAA world is where the good stuff is happening today.
- starpilot 6y agoThis is fan service to the millennials who have taken up flying lessons during their midlife crisis. The guys wearing aviators while pretending their aircraft doesn't sound like a lawnmower.
- icebraining 6y agoMillennials are way too young to be having midlife crises, even the Gen X'ers are only in the 40s-50s currently.
- fuckface123 6y agobut they're easy to fly, forgiving and as far as I can tell unbreakable (though my students try to prove me wrong)
- justanotherc 6y agoI agree. I have around 1500 hrs in 150s/172s/206s, and about the same in Piper Cherokees, Twin Comanches, and Navajos. I'd pick Piper any day of the week in any category. Except for maybe off-field operations Pipers are better airplanes in every way.
- elcomet 6y ago> GA, EAA Could you try using words instead of those? It makes comment hard to read for people unfamiliar with the subject, which is a shame because it looks interesting
- Denvercoder9 6y agoGeneral Aviation, Experimental Aircraft Association
- elcomet 6y agoThanks.