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Hi Leslie,
Getting out of a coupe and into a C-172 is like getting out of a
sports
car and into a pick-up truck
without power steering. It takes a firm grip and strong bicepts but it
can
be done if it's really
necessary. Then when you get back into the sports car again you appriciate
it a lot more.
(Been there, done that.)
Bob Saville
N3396H, 415C
Eugene, OR
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> Well, I wound up having to do my BFR in a Cessna 172 yesterday, which
was
> *ahem* interesting...
>
> What happened was that my FBO kept cancelling because BFRs don't pay as
well
> as charter, so I finally said to hell with 'em, and went to another
airport.
> I hate to do it to my home field, but they did it to me first.
>
> Anyway, by then it my BFR was past due, so I couldn't fly the 'Coupe to
the
> other airport. So I used a rental 172 instead. I figured it wouldn't
hurt
> me any to take a lesson in something that really requires me to use the
> rudders and that breaks good and hard when you stall it.
>
> Now I'm not a Cessna-basher by nature -- I think they're good, sturdy
planes
> -- but boy oh boy if you want to be reminded about why you love your
'Coupe
> so, go fly a 172. The controls were so heavy, I felt like I was driving
a
> truck. Practically had to stand on the right pedal on takeoff. I did
fine,
> and I'm all legal again, but I don't think I'll be flying one of them
> puppies again anytime soon!
>
> So this morning I got to the airport by 0630, and flew around for an
hour
> with the top down. Aaaaahhh...I feel better now...
>
> Leslie Holbrook
> Alon A2 N161LH
> Chester, CT 3B9
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