Airplane With The Nicest Handling
I haven’t flown a lot of types in my life, but was curious as to what folks here think is the best handling aircraft they’ve flown.
I have only flown GA types and learnt on a combination of typical American trainers like the 152, 172, PA28 and similar. The first time I flew a Bonanza it was a complete revelation in how much fun throwing an aircraft around the sky could be. The brisk and positive control responses were comparatively miles ahead.
Later on I had the opportunity to fly a Chippie and that was incredible. It still remains my favourite in terms of pure fun.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, I found the TB20 Trinidad a dog. Great for going long distances at speed when I ignored the flying school’s 23 squared power recommendations and followed the book values, but an absolute dog when manoeuvring.
I appreciate there is a lot of experience here that eclipses my own, so would be interested to hear others thoughts.
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