badbluesplayer Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I wanted to see if the FAA still has the records of the old Piper Cherokee that I owned almost thirty years ago. So I googled N15580 and here she is: Roger!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete c Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 done a lot of training in one of those. first solo was in it also. my problem was transitioning from tail wheel to tri gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmurray Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I never did fly a Piper. I'm a Mooney man myself, flew across Australia in a M20J a couple of times. Great fun! This wasn't me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 If I have the time to do my private pilot licence next summer, it will be the Cessna 172s and 152s I will be flying in. I already flew the 172 in the air, it was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I wanted to see if the FAA still has the records of the old Piper Cherokee that I owned almost thirty years ago. So I googled N15580 and here she is: ... Nice. B) And yeah. I saw that FAA story ( http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/12/10/general-us-misplaced-planes_8195433.html?boxes=Homepagebusinessnews ). It makes you wonder if anyone there has one lick of common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Cessna 152 How much do you weigh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 How much do you weigh? 150 lbs Why? Last time was the 172 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 400 pounds is a lot for a 150/152 - especially in warm weather. Fly with a skinny instructor and you'll be okay. A big guy (like me) and a big instructor = lack-luster climb performance. Makes pattern work a real drag, especially with full tanks. I logged maybe a dozen hours in 152s and gave it up. 172 for me after that. BBP, most of the planes I trained in or rented met undignified ends with others at the controls. Got my Hi Performance/Complex in an Arrow IV, beyond that I have little Piper experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 400 pounds is a lot for a 150/152 - especially in warm weather. Fly with a skinny instructor and you'll be okay. A big guy (like me) and a big instructor = lack-luster climb performance. Makes pattern work a real drag, especially with full tanks. I logged maybe a dozen hours in 152s and gave it up. 172 for me after that. BBP, most of the planes I trained in or rented met undignified ends with others at the controls. Got my Hi Performance/Complex in an Arrow IV, beyond that I have little Piper experience. Ok, well the time I got to fly, it was my dad and the instructor as well as myself in the 172. Just got to fly about in the sky and start approach. It was exhilerating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Yep. Flying in ANY old beater is cool as hell. Flying a nice, clean, powerful machine is REALLY cool as hell. For me, it was the retractable gear and constant-speed prop that made me feel like I was finally doing something. I'm a Cessna 210 kinda guy myself. Enough room for 4 adults and bags, enough power to lift them, and enough speed to get ya there. Beech 36 series is cool if you can afford it. Think of it as the Les Paul Custom... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 400 pounds is a lot for a 150/152 - especially in warm weather. Fly with a skinny instructor and you'll be okay. A big guy (like me) and a big instructor = lack-luster climb performance. Makes pattern work a real drag, especially with full tanks. I logged maybe a dozen hours in 152s and gave it up. 172 for me after that. BBP, most of the planes I trained in or rented met undignified ends with others at the controls. Got my Hi Performance/Complex in an Arrow IV, beyond that I have little Piper experience. I took lessons in a 150. I was like 170 lbs and my instructor was at least like 220 or so. The plane had crashed and was rebuilt by the local technical school kids. After I got my license one of the other students crashed the thing with my old instructor. The plane is still alive, though. Rebuilt again. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete c Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 this is what i cut my teeth on, http://www.oocities.com/mrpeters.geo/2008516aeroncashortflight.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete c Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 and this one http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.nationalwacoclub.com/memberalbum/slides/1930%2520Waco%2520RNF%2520NC663Y.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.nationalwacoclub.com/memberalbum/slides/1930%2520Waco%2520RNF%2520NC663Y.html&usg=__cdyjRkwpFoavWktaWmO0wu1-hb0=&h=555&w=800&sz=98&hl=en&start=0&sig2=LQYROkveyJN1NhdFjqMV7w&zoom=1&tbnid=p5qPchZlbi1RoM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=170&ei=b4ADTeflJcP6lweqvPHqAg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwaco%2Brnf%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D685%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=969&vpy=362&dur=482&hovh=187&hovw=270&tx=207&ty=89&oei=b4ADTeflJcP6lweqvPHqAg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:17,s:0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete c Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 plus a few others if anyone cares to see them, i dont have digital photos of the planes so i have to search for them on google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 this is what i cut my teeth on, http://www.oocities.com/mrpeters.geo/2008516aeroncashortflight.jpg Almost bought a super chief once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete c Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 that chief isnt the plane we owned. me and my dad found ours i believed was on camel back mtn in vt as it crashed many yrs before we found it. and restored it. the waco rnf my sister built from old plans. we also built a travelair bi plane. working on a curtis jenny project now. and a few that where sold off before they where finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJustice Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Bah! Engines are for sissies - when I was a lad we didn't have'em :P This is the bird I learnt to fly in: DJ -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Bah! Engines are for sissies How'd you get aloft? Yeah, here in Arizona there's lotsa sailplanes. Considered getting into it myself. Changes everything when you use your skills to stay aloft instead of a throttle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Bah! Engines are for sissies - when I was a lad we didn't have'em :P This is the bird I learnt to fly in: DJ -- How fast does the wind have to blow to get that sucker off the ground? There's a sky-diving/glider strip near us. We see them from time to time soaring near our home. One once landed in a soybean field within a mile of us. I'd really LOVE to fly or ride one of those. However, my 'robust' frame may not be conducive to getting the canopy closed, let alone long flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdjjadk Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I love airplanes! I took lessons in a Cessna 150 when I was 18 but never finished because it got too expensive @ $100.00 an hour! But I do fly radio control model airplanes. Here is a picture of my plane with my youngest son posing next to it. It's an all composite Extra 330L with a 90" wingspan and has an 85cc gasoline engine for power. Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete c Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 sdjjadk, nice plane you have there. always wanted to get into radio control flyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmurray Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Nice RC plane there mate. Can you hover it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 "FAA Loses track of aircraft" What does that mean? Do they lose planes in the air or those on the ground? After they leave the tarmac is it their responsibility to know every planes' whereabouts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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