On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:52:20 +0000 (UTC),
(Paul Tomblin) wrote:

In a previous article, Roger said:
On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:45:46 +0000 (UTC),
(Paul Tomblin) wrote:
In a previous article, "capt" said:
Translation: I'm so fat I need a shoehorn to squeeze through a doorway.

Sport pilot takes care of that.

Not really. When the plane only has 600 pounds useful load, and you
weigh nearly 300, there isn't much left over for the instructor and fuel.

You're describing a Cessna 150. We had one instructor and student who
weighed enough together that they could only put a bit less than half

That's why I trained in a Warrior. The useful load was closer to 850 lbs.

I started in a Piper Colt many...many...many...well you get the idea
but then a wife, two kids and a new home in the country came along. I
didn't fly from about 63 or so until 87 when we made a few flights in
a 150, but I joined in a partnership on a Cherokee 180 before I
soloed. I did all of my cross country work except for one trip in the
Cherokee and put well over 300 hours on it before purchasing the Deb.

The Cherokee is nice and stable while the 150 is like riding a cork on
a rough pond. :-)) However the Deb is really spacious compared to the
Cherokee. The seats are up high much like chairs and the feel is
quite different.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com