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Any of you have experience with this plane. For me it would be ideal if I could afford one. I have no need for distance flights, and fly alone. And living at 6500+ feet in the summer that extra 50 hp would be a big plus. "When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all." Theodore Roosevelt | ||
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I think a 150/150 would be a good choice for a fly alone pilot. I flew a 100 hp 150 from a 6950 ft. elev. field (Truckee-Tahoe)for years. Very marginal in summer. A transient in a 150/150 convinced me that what was needed for a fun hunting and fishing airplane but could not find one. Converting mine to a 150 hp was out of my price range, so I did the standard upgrade to a 172, then a 206. Looking back, the 150 /150 would have been all I would have needed, even now. I now fly a 170 with no back seat so I can carry camping gear. Keep us posted on the project! Tom ...I say that hunters go into Paradise when they die, and live in this world more joyfully than any other men. -Edward, duke of York ". . . when a man has shot an elephant his life is full." ~John Alfred Jordan "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." Cicero - 55 BC "The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities." - Ayn Rand Cogito ergo venor- KPete “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages.” ― Adam Smith - “Wealth of Nations” | |||
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I never flew one in higher elevations. We used a Texas Taildragger conversion to tow banners. It had a lot of performance over a standard C-150. It was later converted back to tricycle landing gear due to insurance requirements.   I hunt, not to kill, but in order not to have played golf.... DRSS | |||
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A beautiful little bird...thanks "When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all." Theodore Roosevelt | |||
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Around 31 years ago I took instrument training with ATE at Chicago's Midway airport. Some older executive looking type in the washroom asked me what I thought of the 152's they were using for instruction. I said they were a tight fit with two people but would make a good single place aircraft. I sensed he didn't care for the answer as indicated by the lack of a return comment. May have been a Cessna exec for all I know. However the state of Illinois did have an Aerobat with a STOL kit. I saw one take off from runway 90 at Lansing airport (southeast of Midway) and casually noted it going down the runway. Then I was looking at the top of a Cessna with the characteristic Aerobat skylights.There are certain things any aircraft can do if configured properly. | |||
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I had a Texas Taildragger built on an Aerobat with a Horton STOL kit years ago. It was the first 150 I ever enjoyed flying. It should do OK at 6500 if you don't fill it to the gills  DuggaBoye-O NRA-Life Whittington-Life TSRA-Life DRSS DSC HSC SCI | |||
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I used to instruct in one out of Sedona and Flagstaff for a couple years and the 150hp made a world of difference at those altitudes during the summer. Anyone who claims the 30-06 is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own marksmanship Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master guide FAA Master pilot NRA Benefactor www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.com | |||
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My first airplane was a 150 with a full IFR panal for insterment instruction. For some reason I always liked that plane but of course it had to go to make room for my Supercub. Some day I'll buy a dedicated floatplane and a high horsepower 150 would be lots of fun but when the time comes I'll probably bow down to practicality and buy something with a little more room. DRSS NRA life AK Master Guide 124 | |||
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