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Old 20th March 2001 | 17:29
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Go for the cheapest. When you finish you will want to do more and it all costs

What you did your PPL in makes no difference. It usually takes about 1 hour post ppl to convert to any of the other ac you mention. (In fact I can't tell any marked difference between all of the mentioned aircraft when I fly them)

In california i always try to fly High wings (C152, C172) because the view (down) is better. Also the high wing shelters some of the effect of the sun in the A/c. (They get like ovens out there. )

152's are a bit cramped if you and your intructor are a bit large. On the other hand Cessnas don't have fuel pumps to remember to turn on and 152s have a both setting on the fuel selector so you don't have to change tanks all of the time (little things, none of which override the first line of this post).

Have a damn good time.