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Old 02-15-2008, 06:07 AM
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I flew the 150 yesterday. I was able to determine that my new transponder, Localizer, glide slope and marker beacon systems works in the plane. It was a good trip but after two hours I was ready to get out of the plane.

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Old 02-15-2008, 06:45 AM
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I used 152s to build time at one point and quickly found my comfort limit was about that as well. The seats are just aren't up to it. 150 cabins were sized for a typical 1940s American physique, we are larger people than we were 50 years ago.
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Old 02-15-2008, 07:51 AM
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Mine is a 1960, so it is basically a 140 with the gear moved and a different tail. Small doors and small cockpit. I have flown mine from Central Texas to Nebraska to see my parents several times and to the east coast once. I have always planned the flights with the two-hour rule in mind. After two hours, the rear is yelling for relief, so I plan all of my fuel stops two hours apart. And as I have gotten older and heavier, it hasn’t gotten any better.

Your feet are about the same level as your rear, so I think circulation or the lack of adds to the problem.
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I sure have had some fun in them though. Not being tied to a huge hourly rate really helps. When I lived in Georgia I regularly flew a rented 152 over the mountains, and it was always worthwhile. 150/152 is one of the best small airplanes ever built. You can even do loops and spins in the Aerobats. For the money it can't be beat!
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In my youth I would fly from the lower 48 to anchorage. I would do it during the long summer days and would commonly spend 12 hours a day in the 150.

It is difficult to imagine doing that now.

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Old 02-15-2008, 06:38 PM
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Smart men and women can fly just fine, it's not that hard to fly well. What we are looking for.... the real question. Keep the scan up and always be an observer. A 150 can kill you just like any other airframe, always be on the lookout. Guy went down just this morning over the plains here in Kansas... please be careful. This guy was no fool though who knows what he was thinking; he had an ATP and was experienced. News story

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2 hrs is just about my limit in the 150 too. Really uncomfy.
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Old 02-16-2008, 06:13 AM
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One of the main intentions of the flight was to check the function of the ILS. The avionics guy wasn't sure it would still work after we removed a bunch of the old radios and added a Garmin 300XL IFR GPS and a Garmin 340 audio panel.

The ILS and marker beacon worked great. All I need now is to add a CDI to the GPS and I would have a bad little IFR trainer.

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For a time I had a job flying a traffic reported around the SF bay area in a 152. Three hours a day! Good time builder but a bit crowded. We finally up graded to a 172.
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Originally Posted by Cubdriver View Post
Smart men and women can fly just fine, it's not that hard to fly well. What we are looking for.... the real question. Keep the scan up and always be an observer. A 150 can kill you just like any other airframe, always be on the lookout. Guy went down just this morning over the plains here in Kansas... please be careful. This guy was no fool though who knows what he was thinking; he had an ATP and was experienced. News story

Guy just took that twin into the ground over here at benton this weekend also... its been a bad couple weeks around here. And if my memory serves me right it was the same guy I made a post about giving me a runway incrusion last week in here... thats a sad story though but an old lesson learned again - dont try to scud run no matter what the distance.
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