"Jack Allison" wrote in message
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Nice Post Casey, enjoyed it. Wish I could post something about flying up
here in the central valley...but...I haven't been in the air in a month or
so. Tried to fly down to the San Jose area last weekend...but...at the
"Clear!" then turn ignition key portion of the checklist, the engine
wouldn't turn over. So, I opted for the cheaper and longer method...three
hour drive.

What I totally forgot was the
huge difference between the 180hp, fuel injected, psuedo rocket engines
in
the 172SP and the little bitty thing on the front of the 150G that was
struggling to drag me forward.

LOL...I remember my checkout in a 150 after flying my usual approx. 200 hp
172 (180 HP Lycoming with Powerflow exhaust). Rotate...barely have the
feeling that the distance between the ground and the airplane is
increasing. The best line from my CFI at that point: "Did I mention this
plane is cheap?"


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL, IA Student


Interesting that you mention going from an SP to a 150.

Now that the weather is beginning to "cool off" here in the Phoenix area,
I'm thinking that I should go get checked out in the 150 for $68 hamburgers
instead of the $100 type.

I'm pretty sure both the 150s at my school (or is that "former school?") are
of the "Sparrow Hawk" variety.

Jay Beckman
Chandler, AZ
PP-ASEL