"temp" wrote in message
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I am sure this has been beat to death many times but I have not seen it
so
here you go again.

I have just agreed to buy an aircraft, pending the few details that
always
crop up. It happens to be a low wing plane, but all my time so far has
been
in a C152. The low wing appeals to me as the lack of visiblity in turns
on
the Cessna is irritating. The worst plane I ever flew in for vis was a
Taylorcraft, all I could see without ducking was the wing root! The best
was
a Piper Tomahawk. However, the low wing planes have a big obstruction
when
you wish to look straight down.

I am wondering if there was ever a concensus about which is generally
better. I expect some of the ultralights come out best for overall view,
but
their other limitations just won't work for me.

I own a Cherokee 180 and am in a flying club with 2 Cessna's. For 90% of
my flying, I like the low wing. I can generally see the ground just fine.
For aerial photography, I use the high-wings. I guess I've got the best of
both worlds. True, the hershey bar wings don't glide that well, but when I
hit the power, all it wants to do is climb.