I think I'm in love!

[Keane]

After earning my PP-ASEL last weekend, I finally got a chance to take someone up!

Yesterday I got checked out in the Cherokee 180 at 7S3 in anticipation of this afternoon.

I took 2 friends from my home (7s3) to AST (Astoria, OR) for a quick trip. We picked up some smoked salmon, a quick lunch, and a bit of a touristy trip, and flew back.

The Cherokee is everything I would ever want in a plane. Fast, great climb, great capacity, and a perfect cabin. It was perfect!

Overall, a fantastic journey today, even though the weather made us take the long way around (we had to follow the columbia river for a while, instead of going direct), we had a fantastic time! I hope the rest of my time as a private pilot is as amazing as this!

 

[crash7]

I was in a 3-way co-ownership of a '64 Cherokee 180 for almost 4 years. Great plane. Pretty cramped in the back seat (before mid-70's stretch), but otherwise no complaints. I got my IFR, part of my Commercial, part of my CFI, and my CFII in that plane.

Ah, nice little trip down amnesia lane...

 

[EdFred]

Yep, my first plane was a 69 Cherokee 180. Good overall cheap(ish) fun.

 

[wpierce]

I have a 66 Cherokee 180-C and I tell people it's idiot proof which is why I am able to fly it. Very stable, very dependable and just a great first airplane. I'm working on my IR in it and feel very comfortable. Now if I could just feel comfortable enough with the written to get it out of the way, life would be good.

You can see mine in the latest Gaston's thread.

 

[Keane]

I sit with the seat pretty far up, so the guy who rode in the back said it was comfortable.

The handbrake instead of toe brakes were a little confusing at first, and the goofy trim knob on the roof is weird, but I got used to both, and am a big fan.

Though, I've only ever flown a C-150, so I assume I'll fall in love with a bunch of other stuff soon.

 

[AdamZ]

I assume I'll fall in love with a bunch of other stuff soon.

Heres the way it works, Kinda like an addiction. First you will take anything with wings then you want a bit more speed then you want faster and bigger ie more capacity then you want something that has a better fancier panel then you want something that can do grass, then you toy with a multi then you think hey a single engine sea would be a awesome endorsement then you think I want fabric covered and old school and somethng low and slow would be just great. That does not mean however that you still don't want all the other stuff too.

 

[OtisAir]

Cherokee's are great airplanes. I love my Viking Witch and she's been good to me. They are Tonka Trucks!

 

[Commander Dave]

Heres the way it works, Kinda like an addiction. First you will take anything with wings then you want a bit more speed then you want faster and bigger ie more capacity then you want something that has a better fancier panel then you want something that can do grass, then you toy with a multi then you think hey a single engine sea would be a awesome endorsement then you think I want fabric covered and old school and somethng low and slow would be just great. That does not mean however that you still don't want all the other stuff too.

You left out Helicopters adam!!

 

[steingar]

The Free Bird, my Cherokee 140, is wonderful. I admit the back seats are small, but after a few months you'll have run out of friends to take flying and not use it at all. My airplane partner was insistent on a back seat and hasn't used it in years. Nowadays it's mostly used for Young Eagles. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of non YE passengers I have had in the back.

 

[Ghery]

The Cherokee is everything I would ever want in a plane. Fast, great climb, great capacity, and a perfect cabin. It was perfect!

Though, I've only ever flown a C-150, so I assume I'll fall in love with a bunch of other stuff soon.

And that is why you think a Cherokee is fast. Compared to a C-150, my Jeep Wrangler is fast.

Glad you had a good time with your friends. It only gets better.

 

[EdFred]

You left out Helicopters adam!!

No. No, he didn't.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

The Cherokee is everything I would ever want in a plane.

Give it a couple months.

Fast, great climb, great capacity, and a perfect cabin.

Ahh, I remember the good ol' days when I thought a Cherokee was fast. Sigh.

The handbrake instead of toe brakes were a little confusing at first, and the goofy trim knob on the roof is weird

I've got a bunch of time in Piper Archers. The Archer is a Cherokee 180 that's got a tapered wing, bigger back seat, toe brakes, and a regular trim wheel. Great airplanes!

It was perfect!

And THAT is what really matters!