I remember with much fondness the hours I did in our clubs XP
I like the 172 anyway so to fly one with real get up an go was a pleasure. They dont go that much quicker in the cruise but one up into a stiff breeze and wooooosh up we go!
The only word of caution I would offer is that there was an problem with a duff batch of accessory drive gear wheels. Ours ended up in a field following a complete engine failure.
Make sure the mod was done
Sir George Cayley
The air is a navigable ocean that laps at everyone door