This is a guest post from Jason Schappert, of www.m0a.com. He explains what he likes in the Cessna 150 and why he chose to buy and operate one. Vincent.
The Cessna 150 has long been a past time of the general aviation industry. Known for it’s ruggedness it is the airplane that first put Cessna on the map and it’s success spawned the creation of the 152 and the beloved 172.
I purchased a Cessna 150 not only for it’s toughness but for the economics behind it. Burning 4 gallons per hour, can you beat that? I’m a independent flight instructor so keeping cost low for myself and students was a must. The Cessna 150 simply fit the bill.
Anyone with a private pilot certificate can get insurance and fairly cheap I might add. Oddly enough my aircraft insurance is less than my automobile insurance (and I’m a pretty good driver!)
This combination of low insurance costs, low fuel burn, and annual inspections under 1,000 dollars made the Cessna 150 the perfect route for me.
Now many nay-sayers argue that “that airplane is too small” or “too slow.” I can understand where they are coming from, but let me tell you I’m 6’4 200 pounds and love every second I fly in that airplane. It may be slow (80-90kts) but for the purpose of flight training, adding an additional rating, or short hops around the state for lunch, it’s perfect.
Maybe your current flight school has a 150, I encourage you to look into flying it. I can promise you it will save you hundreds of dollars on you flight training.
If you have questions about aircraft ownership or flight training please e-mail at Jason@m0a.com
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My flying club had a Cessna 150 but it was taken offline recently and may not be back from what I heard. Too bad, I would have loved to fly it. I sat in it once and just loved the flap position indicator between the wind screen and the left window
The flap lever was simply of the up/down type with no pre-set stages. I heard that the 150 is different to fly than the 152. Is that true? Julien.