helipilot77
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Hello all,
I am looking to purchase my first airplane. It will be used to complete my instrument and commercial training as well as to take my wife and myself on trips to visit friends and family. Whatever I get I want to keep for many years (20+). I live in Las Vegas and will be flying to Northern Nevada, Oregon, Arizona and California. I need something that can handle the high DA in this area in the summer. I'd love a C182, but can't find one within my price range that already has an avionics package suitable for IFR training, let alone flying in actual instrument conditions. So what I have found that might work are a Grumman Tiger, C177 or a C172. I'd also consider the Piper Cherokee/Archer or Beech super mouse, but the thought of taxiing around in the Vegas heat in one of those is a little off putting. I am just wondering if anyone has any advice on these aircraft and how they perform in the high, hot desert.
Just for reference of my experience, most of my fixed wing time has been in a C172, with a little time in a Cherokee 180.
I am looking to purchase my first airplane. It will be used to complete my instrument and commercial training as well as to take my wife and myself on trips to visit friends and family. Whatever I get I want to keep for many years (20+). I live in Las Vegas and will be flying to Northern Nevada, Oregon, Arizona and California. I need something that can handle the high DA in this area in the summer. I'd love a C182, but can't find one within my price range that already has an avionics package suitable for IFR training, let alone flying in actual instrument conditions. So what I have found that might work are a Grumman Tiger, C177 or a C172. I'd also consider the Piper Cherokee/Archer or Beech super mouse, but the thought of taxiing around in the Vegas heat in one of those is a little off putting. I am just wondering if anyone has any advice on these aircraft and how they perform in the high, hot desert.
Just for reference of my experience, most of my fixed wing time has been in a C172, with a little time in a Cherokee 180.