{"id":588,"date":"2010-09-23T04:00:45","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T08:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joeclarksblog.wordpress.com\/?p=588"},"modified":"2011-06-24T17:17:58","modified_gmt":"2011-06-24T21:17:58","slug":"the-cessna-150","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joeclarksblog.com\/?p=588","title":{"rendered":"The Cessna\u00a0150"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you go to an airshow featuring Naval Aviators, you may see one or two of the more experienced pilots walking around with patches on their flight jackets proclaiming, \u201c1000 hours\u201d or \u201c2000 hours\u201d in a particular tactical aircraft.\u00a0 I came close with the A-4 Skyhawk, logging just a little more than 750 hours.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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One of the early Cessna 150 \u201cStraightbacks\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

The one airplane I did log more than 1000 hours in as the venerable Cessna 150.\u00a0 It is the only airplane I have logged that much time in and I must say, it is a fine airplane.\u00a0\u00a0Most Cessna 150s spent the majority of their lives in flight schools allowing student pilots to beat them up practicing landings.\u00a0 Some were lucky enough to find homes with pilots who cherished and took care of them.\u00a0 Even then, they were used to\u00a0some degree in teaching people how to fly.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

When the 150 came out in 1959, she had a straight tail like her bigger brother the Cessna 172.\u00a0 Sporting a straight back fuselage without the wraparound rear window, the airplane flew faster than later models because of less drag.\u00a0 With a 100-horsepower O-200 Continental engine, the little airplane would deliver an honest 100 miles per hour on 6 gallons of 80-octane fuel.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Most 150s weigh in a little over 1100 pounds, giving the aircraft about 450 pounds or so of useful load. \u00a0With 24.5 gallons of fuel, this typically left approximately 400 pounds available\u00a0personnel and baggage.\u00a0Flying characteristics for the Cessna 150 were very honest.\u00a0\u00a0In teaching young pilots how to fly, the airplane was unmatched in the 1960s and 70s.\u00a0 Over the course of\u00a0the production\u00a0life of the airplane, Cessna\u00a0manufactured a little more than 20,000 units.\u00a0 Today, according to Trade-A-Plane, pilots can find good Cessna 150s on the used airplane market for prices ranging from $15,000 to a little over $35,000.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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1973 Cessna 150L<\/p><\/div>\n

Dollar for dollar, it is hard to beat the Cessna 150 in terms of utility and flying fun.\u00a0 It is a good flying, safe, and economical airplane.\u00a0 A family could purchase a Cessna 150 and every one could learn how to fly in the airplane.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

If the airplane cost $25,000, was stored in a hangar for $200 a month, and everyone in the family shared in operating costs to learn how to fly, the per hour operation costs could be held as low as about $40 per hour.\u00a0 In today’s high cost environment, that’s a pretty good deal.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Cessna 150M Panel<\/p><\/div>\n

And there is little doubt everyone in the family would have fun taking care of and flying one of the littlest Cessnas.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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(This post is for Jeanne and everyone else who loves the 150.)<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2010 J. Clark<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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