Socata TB 10: is this a good Club tourer?
Our club is in danger of a making a major decision - the proposition is to sell our Cessna F172M - now getting old and tired, and replace it with a more modern type.
I am totally biassed as you can see from my handle. For my money, nothing can beat the DR400 family, say the DR400-140. Not least because they have two throttles and sticks instead of a control wheel.
But our wise committee is going down a TB 10 route, without knowing a darn thing about this type (committee management is a wonderful thing isn't it?).
Have heard tell that these high wing loading jobs need the curvature of the earth to get them airborne.
For people used to a benign 172, what are they like on the approach - especially if a glide approach?
Grateful for any views on suitability in terms of safe, easy handling.