Favourite Airplane to fly

LuckyPilot · Post by **LuckyPilot** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:39 am

My favourite A/C is the one I get paid to fly! Honourable mention goes to the L100-30, DC3, and any float plane. Biggest disappointment was not having the chance to fly the Twin Otter.

DEFPOTEC · Post by **DEFPOTEC** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:39 am

fav a/c..Be20, surprised no one has mentioned it. always liked the Chieftain, but the B777 is swell and pays the bills.
wish I flew a beaver or otter on floats

just curious · Post by **just curious** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:52 am

There's some kind of tremendous satisfaction you feel flying a UC-64A, not the least being it has such a heritage, history, and unique "culture". On top of that, it's not an "easy" plane to fly,

Except that you just have to remember one speed. 90 for unstick cruise and land.

iflyforpie · Post by **iflyforpie** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:18 am

Swordfish declared:

You are left with only 1 real airplane that will require & test all the skills you have acquired up to this point: The Norduyn Norseman, Mark V - floats, wheels, and skis, of course!

I don't really want to use this aircraft to test my IFR skills, and the closest the Norseman will get to testing multi-engine skills is if there is a generator or outboard in the back.

I would venture that the DC-3 (wheels, floats, skis, IFR, multi-engine) would be an aircraft that would test your skills more, and probably be more likely to bite you if you screwed up.

The truth is, any aircraft can test your skills. It just depends on how high you set the bar.

Chuck Ellsworth · Post by **Chuck Ellsworth** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:04 am

I would venture that the DC-3 (wheels, floats, skis, IFR, multi-engine) would be an aircraft that would test your skills more, and probably be more likely to bite you if you screwed up.

The DC3 on wheel / skis is one of the easiest airplanes to fly you will find.

just curious · Post by **just curious** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:09 am

Toughest thing being to find one these days.

ZBBYLW · Post by **ZBBYLW** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:06 pm

My favourite two airplanes have to be the L-19 and the Pitts. The L-19 made sure you where awake for landing - and was a blast to fly - good viz for an airplane without a canopy! The Pitts is just an awesome machine - you can do a lot of things with it - and it just begs you for more!

Rockie · Post by **Rockie** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:36 pm

Hornet

swordfish · Post by **swordfish** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:05 pm

Rockie wrote:Hornet

Yes, that would definitely be fun! Trouble is you have to be in the military to strap one on & try it out.

flying4dollars · Post by **flying4dollars** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:50 pm

swordfish wrote:
Rockie wrote:Hornet
Yes, that would definitely be fun! Trouble is you have to be in the military to strap one on & try it out.

And you'd only get to fly 300 hours on it a year

sky's the limit · Post by **sky's the limit** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:09 pm

flying4dollars wrote:
swordfish wrote:
Rockie wrote:Hornet
Yes, that would definitely be fun! Trouble is you have to be in the military to strap one on & try it out.
And you'd only get to fly 300 hours on it a year

300??? I think you're a little high.....

AntiNakedMan · Post by **AntiNakedMan** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:19 pm

Islander. I flew it enough that the noise has melted my brain to the point that it is the only plane I can think of... like when a person becomes brain damaged but still remembers to smile at their family... oh the noise, the glorious noise...

Osiris · Post by **Osiris** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:22 am

Extra 300

Mike B · Post by **Mike B** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:07 am

Airbus A319...!!

Shiny Side Up · Post by **Shiny Side Up** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:51 am

The Cessna 180/185s have always been my favorites to fly, whether on floats or wheels, of all the types I have in my logbook. There's certain sturdiness with the airplane that makes you feel like she can do what ever it is you ask of her. She goes fast enough, hauls enough and lands and takes off short enough. In particular there was one that had the same interior decor and fitting that a '76 Bronco I used to have did. Both ideal for going fishing.

If I had to choose an airplane that I wish I could fly it would have to be a Hs-123.

swordfish · Post by **swordfish** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:45 pm

Mike B wrote:Airbus A319...!!

Lame. It flies itself. Of course it IS the hot-dog of the 320-family...

GilletteNorth · Post by **GilletteNorth** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:11 pm

CT-114, your own personal little jet.

Flyboy757 · Post by **Flyboy757** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:31 am

Favourite : C-130. Wish I could: F86A Sabre and later model Spitfire

magyar · Post by **magyar** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:13 am

ok all you 747 pilot wannab'es this thread can go to show ya that bigger is not always the best, it may depend on many more things.

KAG · Post by **KAG** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:39 pm

I second the BE20. Great range, good speed, nice hand flying machine, and enough power on one engine to drag you out of any situation.

ettw · Post by **ettw** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:10 pm

Twin Otter. But the Hawker 748 is alot of fun too.

Cheers,

ETTW

sprucemonkey · Post by **sprucemonkey** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:17 pm

The P180. Fast, forgiving, feather-light controls. In close second the BN2A. Works hard and takes no brains to fly.

flying4dollars · Post by **flying4dollars** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:58 pm

sky's the limit wrote:
flying4dollars wrote:
And you'd only get to fly 300 hours on it a year

300??? I think you're a little high.....

Maybe I shoulda said a max of 300 hours :S

Either way, it's not a lot! If I ever went through with the airforce, my top pick would be transport, then high performance.

trampbike · Post by **trampbike** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:11 pm

flying4dollars wrote:
swordfish wrote:
Rockie wrote:Hornet
Yes, that would definitely be fun! Trouble is you have to be in the military to strap one on & try it out.
And you'd only get to fly 300 hours on it a year

What do they do the rest of the time? Fly the sim and do some paperwork?

chuck130 · Post by **chuck130** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:52 am

CC130 for sure... I may be a little biased

So versatile!

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