what's wrong with me?

[tonycondon]

yea he was at gastons 2 yrs ago. highly modified 150 for towing. obnoxiously low stall speed

 

[mikea]

It's a versatile trainer.....so long as you're a small-ish CFI.

Not for me.

 

[Ted]

If Tony was REALLY secure in his skin he'd drive minivan like me.

That's not being secure in one's skin, that's just being a girly man.

Actually, I really like minivans, so long as I don't have to work on them. One of the all wheel drive minivans would probably be a better fit for me today than the Excursion (I still need to get up my driveway, and power going to 2 wheels just won't cut it), but I'm not going to trade in the truck at this point. Only real problem I've found minivans have is that they're a pain to work on. For that, full-sized vans are better, although still not great.

It took me a while but I finally figured out I could be going 98 MPH and the other drivers just know they have to pass me....on the right...on a one lane road.

Well, yeah! You think people can allow themselves to get passed by some girly-man when they're driving a big honkin' gas-guzzling manly SUV?

 

[judypilot]

why do I think that an IFR 150/2 would be just a great first airplane?

I see that no one actually answered your question. The reason you think that is that they are cheap. Cheap to buy, cheap to operate.

I once flew a C152 from Green River UT (which is >4000' elevation) with a passenger when the T was 95° F. It climbed about 2000' on the engine and then I got it another 2000' up by flying it like a glider. Very maneuverable. My passenger got pretty green, though.

Judy