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Old 15th Oct 2001, 23:23
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red hot amateur ,

I believe there are two reasons why Tomahawks are hard to find for rent, especially in Florida.

1) Tomahawks were made from 1978 to 1982.
1978 821 Aircraft
1979 1179 Aircraft
1980 189 Aircraft
1981 173 Aircraft
1982 122 Aircraft
Total 2484 Aircraft

C-150/152's were made from 1959 to 1986

I will not list all the years and 10's of thousands produced. Just look at 1978, Cessna produced 2698 C-152's in that year alone. 1978 completely eclipses the entire Tomahawk run in a single year.

2) The Tomahawk is like an oven in the cockpit during summers in the tropics. It is just not fun flying in an aircraft with a cabin temperature above 110F in Florida.

Those are just my thoughts,

Capt. Richard J. Gentil, Pres.
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