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I will have to see if I can find a 177 around to fly it. Then I can make a more educated post on the 177, I guess I am little bias to the 182. I just love that airplane.

Don't get me wrong I love flying a 172. That is what I trained in. Like I said before it just depends on how you are going to use it. Short hops here and there, like for me a short hop would be the beach which is around 1.5 or so in a 172. But if I was planning on using it for longer hauls, a...

Its a good thing he has a pretty light family haha. I am sure that aircraft's performance was not that great though. That would make me a little nervous along the way. I guess once you get in to higher performance aircraft it is really hard to feel safe in stacking a plane like that full of...

I have to admit I love power. I flew a 182 with the extended tanks from Maryland to Georgia when I landed a checked the fuel and I still had enough to make it to Orlando. Maybe the Cardinal can do that too at a slower rate, but I also like having the ability to haul more things with the ability...

I don't think I would ever look at getting a Cardinal for an aircraft. Doesn't really serve much purpose. You get a little more room but other than that, there really isn't that much going for it. A 182 is where it is at.