Thanks (and NEVER; taildraggers RULE dood!) ;-)

Post #102,212 by bbronson 5/16/03 8:26:43 AM Reply	Thanks (and NEVER; taildraggers RULE dood!) ;-) I don't expect any major discouragement. I've wanted this for long enough that I'll stick to it. And, I've some people that made me think if they've got a private, the feds should start me with at least an instrument rating! So, what is N7522T? I gather it has a nosewheel. Which doesn't make it a bad airplane; just something in which I'm less interested. Brian Bronson
Post #102,292 by mmoffitt 5/16/03 2:25:25 PM Reply	C172A Made two months after I was born (November 1959). I need to take some pictures of it, people are always asking me. Won an award at Oshkosh one year. I got really lucky :-D Like you, I had to wait a long time to fulfill my dream (34 years). But I can assure you, it is definitely worth the wait. I'm going to start Instrument Rating soon, probably some time this summer. (As soon as I can afford to upgrade the avionics in my airplane ;-) Clear skies. bcnu, Mikem The soul and substance of what customarily ranks as patriotism is moral cowardice and always has been...We have thrown away the most valuable asset we had-- the individual's right to oppose both flag and country when he (just he, by himself) believed them to be in the wrong. We have thrown it away; and with it all that was really respectable about that grotesque and laughable word, Patriotism. - Mark Twain, "Monarchical and Republican Patriotism"
Post #102,304 by bbronson 5/16/03 3:14:30 PM Reply	That's a good airplane Decent performance; 4 place or 2 with luggage. It's the Ford Taurus of the skies. My dad's a part owner of a 172; built in 1957, IIRC. I don't anticipate going beyond a private. But, I'm just starting, so who knows what I'll want 5 year from now. Brian Bronson
Post #102,383 by mmoffitt 5/17/03 3:06:13 PM Reply	You'll want your instrument rating. Unless you live in FL, CA, AZ, etc. where old man weather isn't a problem. Up here in Northern Indiana, I'd guess we have fewer VFC days than we do IMC. Having a "VFR only" ticket really restricts your flying up here. bcnu, Mikem The soul and substance of what customarily ranks as patriotism is moral cowardice and always has been...We have thrown away the most valuable asset we had-- the individual's right to oppose both flag and country when he (just he, by himself) believed them to be in the wrong. We have thrown it away; and with it all that was really respectable about that grotesque and laughable word, Patriotism. - Mark Twain, "Monarchical and Republican Patriotism"

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