What was/is your favorite airplane to fly?
 

Not too sure if this belongs in this forum, but anyways, what was/is your favorite airplane to fly?

Perhaps TB-10 for piston, and A300 for jets

The L-1011, GV and all of the Dassault Falcons.

Lear 55

The forum software demands more letters so I typed this.

Lear 55

CF-101 Voodoo !

Early model Cessna 180 always my favourite and remains so.

B737 all models, the sports car of the skies

Cessna 185

Pitts S2A.

Flew Extras and Lasers as well, but the Pitts was just a joy.

Airline world? 737-300. Not because it was easy, it had it's challenges and limitations which made it fun.

C208...just cos it was loverly....

Falcon 900, loverly also...

Pilatus Porter...

Well if I HAD to pick just ONE...
 

Piston - contenders DH82, PA18, Stearman. Choice? DH82

Airliner - contenders 727-200, 747-300. Choice? 727-200

Wanna fly - contenders Spitfire MkIX, P51. Choice? Spitfire IX

Out of the 3 choices if I had to pick just one? DH82, but if the
Spit suddenly appeared on my licence itd be that. Don't have
to have flown it to know it'd be my all-time fave.


You lucky lucky bastard! :ok:

Piper PA17 Vagabond. No fuss, no worries - no equipment! Just wonderful fun cheap and easy flying.

All in all? 757 w/RR engines. High thrust to weight AND amazing combination of flying (Andes, Rocky Mountains, trans Atlantic, etc). IMO nothing beats rocketing out of a mountain valley in a 757, with a engine out profile loaded ("thrust, don't fail me now!") :D

Nicest? 777. It does so many things that make the job better.

737NG and A300 for the nicest 'balanced' airliners for hand flying. You just had to get over the 'old' cockpit crap.

Military 'nice' aircraft stopped at the T-38, which was pretty nice. Nothing like having it 'talk' to you coming around the final turn.

Beech 17 (Staggerwing). T'was 87 hours of pure bliss!

A-4 Skyhawk (But I'm a Phantom guy by trade.) Can't beat Ed Heinemann's application of the KISS principle. You flew it all the time. No one maintained the A/P.

For puddle jumping and mild aerobatics, the Luscombe 8a is my choice. Scared myself more in that than I ever did in a military aircraft.:}

727
727
727
727

Can't really decide between Ka 8 and Ka 6 CR.

Flying for food i love the 737-700. An absolute pleasure to fly and quite a bit of power, always nice when you get your second engine back at climb thrust and do the clean up at 3500fpm while accelerating in the normal manner ;)

Single engine-T-34.

Basic twin engine-TC Baron.

Cabin class twin-Aero Comander 680 Grand Commander.

Turbo Prop-Kingair 200.

Corporate jet-Falcon 50EX.

Airliner-727-100.

The Ka-8 is very good agreed, l believe it is possible to make it climb by

easing upwards gently on the stick. Alas, in my view, the Ka - 18

is better. Neither have vices, but you can`t beat span :)

Powered ? the chippy for it`s weight range and, l have to say, the 146

because the over engineered lump has performed, and handled, brilliantly.

Dear me, is that all you have to offer?

Mil : Hunter F9. I'll hold my F4 time in reserve.

Civil: Airbus 320 and the magnificent Airbus 330.

Beat that.

Added later: Slash reminds me of my several years 727 time. Excellent machine.

A330.

Beautiful co-ordination, loads of grunt, no trimming, managed approaches absolutely nailed, makes anyone look good!!!!!!

Deary deary me.

So your favourite airyplane is better than my favourite ?

" Fight ! "

l`ll give you 21,000ft gain in height for no calories against your Hunter.