Yep sure is a sever thread drift & those that say so keep it alive & well !
How could you not drift off on such a thread. I used to go to Mt Panarama (Bathurst 500) yonks ago & watched the Cessna V Beech everytime (Holden V Ford). Fights, nasty words & God knows what else but most knew then that Holden's are like Cessna's, basic, poor quality & where more like 'farm ute's than planes. Beech on the other hand looked good & felt the same parked next to the RR's
"Beech King" you said it all in the last line of yr post
"d) It is cessna
, although you should have added 'afterall' !
You are spot on also with the C182RG, few are around these days & for reasons exaclty as you mentioned.
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