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Old February 21st 05, 05:33 PM
Ron Garret
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I trained on C150/152 then checked out in a C172 (not the latest :-) )
and found it required more force to hold up the nose on landing.
I now add 'slight' nose up trim just before the flare if I'm renting a
C172.


The effect is even more pronounced on a 182, but I came to the
conclusion that trimming nose high is a Really Bad Idea because if you
have to go around you have to push the over pretty hard in order to
avoid a power on stall. If you forget, you're dead. Better to get a
set of weights and do curls so that you have the strength to pull the
yoke back hard enough to flare. IMHO.

As for the original question, again IMO, you'll get done faster if you
stick with what you started with. Other than that it doesn't really
matter, and if you're headed for more advanced training you'll want to
fly both types sooner or later anyway.

rg