Populat Mechanics Octobrer issue

In rec.aviation.owning Cub Driver wrote:
: Probably, but I would have had to fly the 172. That was a price I
: wasn't willing to pay. It is in my opinion a perfectly awful vehicle,
: on the lines of jet-skis and Nash Ramblers.

Just out of curiosity, what's so bad about the 172? I realize
it's got about as much sex appeal as an '87 Subaru station wagon with the
handling of a '67 pickup, but it's a forgiving trainer.

-Cory

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Just out of curiosity, what's so bad about the 172? I realize
it's got about as much sex appeal as an '87 Subaru station wagon with the
handling of a '67 pickup, but it's a forgiving trainer.

-Cory

That just it. It's a trainer and maybe not the best one because it is too
forgiving. I didn't really learn to fly an airplane until I learned to fly
my husband's Luscombe, then there was no turning back. We owned a C-172 for
over 5 years and put 900 hours on it ( I put 600 hours on it myself,
including my training), but flying it doesn't compare to the experience I
have flying my 8E. I fly with a stick in my hand and the wind in my hair.

Flying the Cessna is like having sex. Flying the Luscombe is like making
love. Nailing a good wheel landing or three-pointer is like seeing the
satisfied smile on your partner's face. There's no other feeling like it.

Deb

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1946 Luscombe 8A (His)
1948 Luscombe 8E (Hers)
1954 Cessna 195B, restoring (Ours)
Jasper, Ga. (JZP)

Flying the Cessna is like having sex. Flying the Luscombe is like making
love. Nailing a good wheel landing or three-pointer is like seeing the
satisfied smile on your partner's face. There's no other feeling like it.

Wow.... Ahem.

Just curious: Do you give rides? :-0
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

Just curious: Do you give rides? :-0

I'm sure Henry could tell you. :-)

George Patterson
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something that cannot
be learned any other way. Samuel Clemens

Actually, he whines that I love my airplane more than him ;-).

It would be hard to chose between the two of them. However, Henry is my A&P
so there are times when he has the upper hand.

I'm rather pleased you guys understood my analogy. I have been asked more
times than I can remember why I sold the C-172 and kept the Luscombe. It's
hard to explain to someone who has never flown with the wind in their hair.

Of course, I don't need to get somewhere fast like lots of folks do. I just
fly for the pure pleasure of it.

Deb

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1946 Luscombe 8A (His)
1948 Luscombe 8E (Hers)
1954 Cessna 195B, restoring (Ours)
Jasper, Ga. (JZP)
"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Jay Honeck wrote:

Just curious: Do you give rides? :-0

I'm sure Henry could tell you. :-)

George Patterson
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something that cannot
be learned any other way. Samuel
Clemens

("Henry and Debbie McFarland" wrote)
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Flying the Cessna is like having sex. Flying the Luscombe is like making
love. Nailing a good wheel landing or three-pointer is like seeing the
satisfied smile on your partner's face. There's no other feeling like it.


I know, I know. Don't rush the preflight - it's important too ...I guess.

Are we there yet? g

(Ducking, and running ...like a duck. Only Darwin ducks are in the air on
these wonderful September, Fall days. Bam, bam, bam, bam, bam)

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Montblack

Just out of curiosity, what's so bad about the 172? I realize
it's got about as much sex appeal as an '87 Subaru station wagon with the
handling of a '67 pickup, but it's a forgiving trainer.

I don't know about the handling, but yes, it's hugely lacking in sex
appeal. But perhaps it's a local thing, having to do with the
condition of the two 172s owned by the airport. They are very weary.
Cracked green plastic seats; a shoulder belt (not a harness!) that
must be wrapped around the seat belt in order to keep it from jumping
out--that sort of thing. Whereas most of the Cubs have been pristine.
Hampton does all its primary training in Cubs; Dunn Aviation on the
field seems to specialize in restoring Cubs; there are several Cubs
based there. So Cub fever is in the air, and I caught it early and
hard. I fell in love with the plane the first time I flew it.

http://www.pipercubforum.com/roger.htm

The plane mentioned in that story, Four One Victor, was a 1940s L-4
owned by the Massachusetts Air Guard. It was later wrecked by a
student who applied the brakes during a high-speed taxi. It has since
been rebuilt and will soon come back on line.


all the best -- Dan Ford
email: www.danford.net/letters.htm#9

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