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Old 3rd Nov 2006, 07:58
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smarthawke
 
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A standard 150 and 152 have similar take-off perormance, if you can find an FRA150L/M then they have the 130hp RR O-240 motor which helps greatly with the take-off and climb.

The Sensenich props are available for the 152s (in fact the McCauleys aren't available new now) and are available in either climb, normal or cruise pitch.

Bose-x, the 152 Sparrowhawk you didn't have, you had a standard 152 with go-faster bits. The Sparrowhawk was a high compression O-235 pushing out 125hp. It worked well on the bench according to Lycoming but not so well out in the field although you still see some advertised in Trad-a-Plane.

Sub 300m strips in a 152? In the real world, real weights, real temps? Mmmmmm....

Particularly if it's grass, to be safe with any margin of error (and to keep on the correct side of the Pilot's Operating Handbook and therefore your insurance company) work on 500m minimum.
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