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 Mar 24 2005, 03:06 PM
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QUOTE Ill soon be starting the UK NPPL once i become 14. I cant wait. Can anyone tell me whats its like to fly the Cessna or any other similar aircraft? Nice. Well the first time i flew was in the ATC (Air training corps) and it was in a vigilant, and from that day, i new i wanted to fly. Once your up and youve got the controls you'll be like, damn im flying! And then youve got the "bug" lol. I dont know about the cessna so i dont really know much about what its like to fly, but the main thing you've got to remeber is, listen to the instructor!!!! P.s good luck mate, hope you have fun ;)
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Mar 24 2005, 04:44 PM
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QUOTE(Rise above the rest. @ Mar 24 2005, 11:05 AM) QUOTE Ill soon be starting the UK NPPL once i become 14. I cant wait. Can anyone tell me whats its like to fly the Cessna or any other similar aircraft? Nice. Well the first time i flew was in the ATC (Air training corps) and it was in a vigilant, and from that day, i new i wanted to fly. Once your up and youve got the controls you'll be like, damn im flying! And then youve got the "bug" lol. I dont know about the cessna so i dont really know much about what its like to fly, but the main thing you've got to remeber is, listen to the instructor!!!! P.s good luck mate, hope you have fun ;) Thanks for the luck, I have heard that the Cessna 152 is a very good aircraft to fly and is very responsive. ;)
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Jul 23 2005, 08:04 AM
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can you tell me??? plz
Im not good at guesing 
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Sep 26 2005, 05:19 AM
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QUOTE(MaxeH) can you tell me??? plz
Im not good at guesing What? WHAT!!!! don`t cry here, there is too much help availble here!! What do you want to know/find out/receive the answer too..???
Tell us and we will respond. Ask and it shall (invariably) be answered.
Be specific with your question? whaddaya wanna know?
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Sep 26 2005, 05:54 AM
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Rise Above the Rest / Ranger...
To fly a Cessna one fifty. you grow with the aeroplane. It is like a soft little puppy. It is a frogiving aeroplane, it will get itself out of a spin or a stall, althought it is best to do this yourself as per your instructors instructions, that way you live to fly again. It will do what you want it to.
It will EVEN land skee-wif dragging the side-on mains as she does so, this as demonstrated to me by me instructor of instructors..though I have ne`er done it since.
It is a ...slow aeroplane, don`t try to chase Jolly Green Giants or A10s or F111s like `ol Fast Jet here, because they will keep you airborne all day, trying to get an angle on `em!!
Once you have got the principles of flying the thing - it is really an easy aircraft to fly, once you manage to get it off the ground. It is smelly sometimes with regards to fuel.
It is not terribly stable, in fact it is quite manouvreble (whatever) it is good in the glide, so if you have an engine failure for real then you should get down happily in on piece and walk away, if not, it would probably not be the fault of the aeroplane. They are not aerobatic, so you must never roll it, or fly it inverted. You can spin it, (YUK) and stall it though.
It is not heavy, so every bit of wind moves it around a lot, but all you have to do is...PUT THE AIRCRAFT where YOU want it. In NAV you will learn well, for if you do not the wind will take it across country for a mystery tour. Again, put the aircraft where you want it.
Then there is the 150A or 152A These A things are AEROBATS. With these aeroplanes, you can fly `em, spin `em tip `em upside down roll `em and loop `em in fact, it is aerobatic and only needs an aerobatic instructor and away you go - whooppeeeee!
They tend to vibrate a bit, so the Nav kit on most 150s tends to be short lived.
The 152 has more power, wants to fly more and stay airborne. or, if you qualify on the 150 make sure you get CHECKED OUT in the 152 or you will simply, not land. In this event, you will have to go-around, extend your downwind and your finals must be longer.
The flaps on a 150 are greater than the 152, generally. Ypou can often have 40 degrees of flap on some 150s this is called drage flap and is good for landing in tight spaces. They ARE NOT designed to climb with DRAG so do not try it, if you have to go around, RETRACT the DRAG ONLY to go aroun i.e. If youhav 10, 20, 30, 40, degrees flap settings, and you are landing with 40 degrees, then retract to 30 or before you try to climb or you will NOT climb.
Therefore, what? Therefore, the 152 is faster, therefore you will not land on a postage stamp in the 152 like you could in the 150. The 152 does not have the drag flap of 40 degrees.
Pull, the 152 up with out increasing the power and she will winge about approaching the stall spped, do this in a 150 and she will just keep flying...albeit very slowly. (I am not talking about an extreme manuevre here like stalling)
Then there is the 172. This is bigger, fatter, faster, heavier, and floatier. For this you need to get checked out again because it is even greater than the 152 you need more runway, and she just wants to fly, when you are trying to touch down with the end of the runway looming up.
With these qualities then, it is possible to do some impressive short field take-offs with the right flap settings and the right instruction.
Compared to the 150 the 172 is a BIG aeroplane with ample space in the back for Granny siter and or two babes from the film: The Girl Next Door.
The 172 is not as forgiving as the 150. becasue it is faster and heavier. The 172 is a cruiser. Set it up at FL80 and just go. On your way up to FL80 in the cloud and rain (AFTER BEEN CLEARED FOR THIS BY AN INSTRUCTOR AFTER INSTRUMENT FLYING INSTRUCTION IN A REAL AEROPLANE LEADING TO A RECOGNISED INSTRUMENT QULAIFICATION AS AWARDED BY AN FAA OR A CAA EXAMINER) you may, on occasion experience a sudden revs drop and thinking it could be carb heat, but finding out that it isn`t, try the mix, better.? The mixture, often on a peformance climb (this means climbing like a home-sick angel) will need sudden and immediate attention - but don`t panic...just gently..do it. Apply the mix and continue with your climb, if you apply too much, you are both untrained and foolish and the engine will die, possibly stop, then you are really a drain brain. After completeting the engine fail checks starting with the thing you just did to stop the engine, Simply, gently, promptly, push the nose forward to a glide attitude to give you 70kts, mix as per alt or fully rich, re-start the engine - get it started, then apply full power a touch of right rudder and climb away in the rain and the grey drizzle and murk or grey blue cloud, when you bust out on top at FL80 all the layer of cloud in white and there is bright sunshine and blue skies. One is tempted to look for the odd palm-tree.
The 172 is heavier and more stable than the 150 therefore even better for an Instrument Flying platform.
You will find in your training on the 150 or 152/172 family that if you set them up, to fly, they will fly very well indeed. they will fly themselves, we are just here to mess things up.
Rotate: 55
Climb 70
Descend 70
Cruise: 90 to 109
Cruise Climb: 80
Crusie Descent; Whatever to 80
Stall: Depends on the day, usually about 45-47 see your POH...Pilots Operating Handbook. (This is a babe of a book).
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May 18 2006, 06:17 AM
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QUOTE(Becky_KSTS @ Mar 24 2005, 09:37 PM) [snapback]18065[/snapback] I am brand new to this site and I am loving it already. I will be a licenced private pilot for 1 year as of April 7th, coming up soon. I had to overcome a HUGE fear of flying and had to overcome a lot to get where I am now. I am glad I pushed through my fears and didn't give up. I started off in the Katana DA-20, but ended up in the Cessna 172 instead. I have not looked back since. Unfortunately, I have to rent, but someday hope to buy my own plane. Love the videos! Hello Becky Is the Katana DA-20 made in Japan?  Sayonara Becky San! MK747 PS: So what told u ur instructor then?
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