Hello everyone!
So I finally found myself on a plane again! Which I have not been flying for about 6 months…
Today I will be giving you the pros and cons of my tour around Santa Monica, in Southern California!
So basically some background first. I have never actually been on a single engine, propeller plane in my entire life, and was a little nervous in fact. We then boarded, I sat next to the pilot, and got to see everything that he did. It was pretty cool, the flight was smooth, and it was a life changing experience for me.
Pros:
Low wing - more stable, made for a smooth flight
Flying the plane - I got the opportunity to take the controls, and fly the plane! (even though I don’t have a ppl)
Size - While the plane was small, the inside looked a lot larger than the outside.
Cons:
Flight was shorter than usual. Not really anything bad about this tour!
This was not a super long flight, we took off and landed at KVNY.
C172 unstable. Probably the pilot. I’ve flown cessnas all my flight training about 82 hours in 152s and about 90 in a 172. There some of the most stable airplanes ever flown. I personally think there’s more stable than pipers
You know what, your probably right. A lot of those 172s could have been pilots that were training (also not to meantion it can be very windy in Van Nuys)