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C-172. A great learning plane. But bad in the slightest gusts.
Years and YEARS of English classes.
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Cessna 150. They sold it right after my first solo, so I switched to a Cherokee 140, which I got my license in. Since then, just been flying C-172′s, Warrior 161′s and archer 181′s. All good airplanes, IMHO.
Years and YEARS of English classes.
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First A/C……Piper Cub (J-3)
First Twin….Cessna UC-78 Bobcat w/330 Jakes
First Multi land….Boeing B-17
First float plane…Taylorcraft BC-12D
First Multi float plane……Beech D-18
First Seaplane….Grumman Goose G-21
First Helicopter…Bell 47D-1
First Multi Helicopter …..Boeing Vertol 114
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I started in a PA 38 Warrior, Garbage heap I had declared 2 emergencys before I got my Private. Then bought a Tomahawk and finished up my single ratings, did my tailwheel training in a Cub, Seaplane rating in a Super Cub, and Aerobatic Training in an S2-C I sold the Tomahawk and bought a single hole Pitts after the S2-C training ( hooked )
I learned the most about flying from the Pitts.
I agree with your statement about having that old airplane, I like to go balls out in the pitts but also like the low and slow flying in a Cub.
As for now I am working on a CFII rating and holding down a day job to feed the family.
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Cessna 172, then Cessna 152 for solo stuff.
I learned tail dragger in a 1946 Taylorcraft BC12 (seems like almost all of them are 1946). Yep the brakes were annoying (and didn’t really work on my plane either). The hand propping was fun. So were the contortionist moves required to enter the thing.
I wouldn’t mind buying one. You can still get them for pretty cheap (as far as certified aircraft go these days). I rebuilding a Citabria 7GCAA which has a lot more power and an electric start, but still those annoying heel brakes.
I fly a Cessna 206 as my main mount with a little time in a 172 and a 337 here and there.
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the c-172
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Took my check ride in C-172P
Before my “checkride” I had logged time in no certain order:
PA-12
PA-18
PA-28-160
PA-28-180
PA28R-180
PA-28-181
PA-38
DA-20
C-152
C-172
C-172RG
C-177
Currenly I co-own a 1970 PA-28-180
Mostly fly for recreation ,short trips. Young Eagles etc.
Instruct part time
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The fist one was a Tomahawk.
Next I moved on to a Cessna 172.
Taildragger training on a Decathalon.
I bought my first Citabria(awesome plane)
Now I’m in love with an Extra 300.
The most fun I had training was in a Chipmunk.
Ground handling is a dance.
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I earned my private ticket in an old Cessna 150. The cowling didn’t match the paint on the rest of the airplane, and the paint was peeling off the wings, but it was ultra-reliable and flew great.
My instructor and his current student were killed in this same aircraft about five years later when another airplane tried to land on top of them while both were attempting an approach to an uncontrolled airport.
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I soloed in an Aeronca Chief. Went on to a Cherokee 140 for my private checkride. In the intervening 40-some-odd years have flown everything including a C-118 (cargo version of a DC-6), a Convair 240, a B727, and several models of B747.
At retirement, I went and found that old Aeronca Chief. It had sat in a barn for several years, with the wings hanging from the beams overhead.
But it was restorable, and I bought it for I won’t tell you how cheap, and now I fly it every week. Very much like your Taylorcraft, and I hope you get a chance to find another one. Looking back on it all, the Chief is the greatest!
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First I soloed in a glider followed by the Aeronica Chief, then the next best thing were the Beech-18 and DC-3. For me these were the three true airplanes I have flown during my flying career. Oh, I shouldn’t overlook the J-4 and the Champ that I have flown only a few times each!!
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TH55 helicopter in the army. 72 aircraft types in all categories except lighter than air since over four decades.
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I first started my training in the Cherokee PA28. Then did my multi engine and IFR training in the PA34-220T. Used these for both when I was doing my commercial training. Both great aircraft
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