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It is not so equipped. Have you flown one, mscard88?

I'm looking at one of these Wheeler aircraft now. Problem is, it's a CT version. I've read that, IIRC, at certain AOA's, like landing, that the elevator loses authority due to being behind the main wing at that AOA. Being a low time pilot, is that a consideration or is it just some people...

The 30 mile veils are for Class B, and Class C's are 5 and 10 miles. Restrictions in the 30 mile veils are much more onerous than the C's and D's. The ambiguity is in the airspaces underlying the upside-down layer cakes of the B's. My new experimental has an itty bitty electrical system...

LS Guy, that was my understanding of the regs. However, there is another reg that says you can't even enter the 30 mile ring of a Class B (under the layer or not!) without an Xponder unless you call first and get approval. And of course, they don't tell you what number(s) to call.

AIUI the regs, I see some contradictions. However, I do allow that is is *possible* that I have the interpretations wrong. Right now, my bird does not have an xponder and only a handheld radio; not even lights. Anyway: I'm considering flying an LSA from north Alabama down to near the Mexican...

Don't you think the PA-24-180 is more equivalent of the C172 than a PA-28-180?

Unless there has beeen a recent change, experimentals have no 100 hour inspection requirement, only an annual.

+1 for homebuilts

I'm looking to get one and wondered if there was enough of a difference to matter. Besides price. :)

Well, the title asks about the Cessna 172 versus Piper 180, so yeah, the Piper Cherokee PA-28-180 (thought I don't know just why Piper has to put so many letters in a name...)

Your opinions, please? And is transitioning from the 172 world to the 180 as easy as an hour's checkout in the 180? (couldn't figure out which area this should be posted in so just chose this catch-all) Thanks. (first post)