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Old 15th Nov 2006, 10:24
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S-Works
 
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IO you would stick up for it you fly the big brother!!

Personally I found them quite a pleasant airplane to fly, I flew the TB9 first and the then the TB10, wobbly prop makes a small improvement but not much! And they do take the cirvature of the earth to get off the ground compared to a 172. Nearly 2.5times the distance. Good range on them but not quite a real 4 adult aircraft. Very expensive to fix when they go wrong comapred to a Cessna. The interior is just terrible, so renault. Give me a Cessna interior anyday.

I personally think your average club flyer who is never very current will not know how to treat it. Expect it to be bent within 6 months!

For a club a 172 with a big engine wins every time. A 182 would be stunning but you would not get enough utilisation to make it pay as the rental rate would be quite high to cover the fuel burn. The 182 is a tourer rather than a club flyer.

At the end of the day, an overhaul on the 172, new avionics, carpets, leather and paint would probably give you a much better CLUB aircraft.
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