Flew the 152 solo today

[jspilot]

So I have about 150 hours now and all but 10 or so in a 172. I'd been checked out in a 152 but always thought they were small and not really my thing. Well today I went up in one solo after a short re-currency in the 152 flight and I honestly loved the plane! Flying the little thing without someone next to me made a huge difference! The plane leaped off the ground and climbed out nicely. It's a dream to land and fly. Best part is, the hourly rate is 120 per hour for a 1978 152 with a GPS on board. That's like 35 bucks an hour cheaper than the 172 I've been flying.

I think I found a new little friend!

 

[Jim Logajan]

I like the C-152 too (but I haven't got many choices!) Unless I expect some significant headwind, have a passenger with baggage, or need longer range, I always fly a C-152 over the C-172s that I can rent. The bulk of my flying has been in a C-152. It costs me $85/hr for a C-152 vs $115 for a C-172, so the still-air per mile cost is also cheaper in the C-152. No GPS in the C-152, though.