An old friend to many, the venerable Cessna 150/152-series still serves as a durable trainer and miserly cross-country traveler. Linkedin. estaff. The new …

Besides being sleeker and strutless, the new model had a stabilator, just like Piper’s competing Cherokees did. According to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Foundation, which published a Safety Highlight report on the Piper Tomahawk, the Piper Tomahawk has a one-third lower accident rate per flying hour than the comparable Cessna 150/152 series of two-place benchmark trainers. Their response wasn't based upon the "mission" of the aircraft, but on the economics of a 150 - a engine timed out 150 isn't worth very much...a timed out 172 is. 0. The 172 is the most built airplane … Email. Nevertheless, the answer is clear: the Cessna.

It was no surprise that the Cessna 172 came out well with a fatal accident rate of .56 per 100,000 flying hours. The Tomahawk has a higher rate of fatal spin accidents per flying hour. I’ve flown Tomahawks, and a Cessna 172, but never the 152. Cessna 150 and Cessna 152. Not that the Tomahawk is a terribly unsafe airplane, it’s tough and pretty easy to fly in most respects. They added a 28-volt electrical system to handle the load of additional avionics, added a new cowling with quick-release fasteners for easier access to the engine, redesigned fuel tanks to reduce unusable fuel to 1.5 gallons, and an oil cooler as standard equipment. (The airplane will always be a 172 to me. With the wings placed aft of the main part of the … The Cessna 150 has been used to teach pilots to fly since 1959 and is still going strong. The plane is pretty much the same thing except for some new added features.

The National Transportation Safety Board … The maturing support network for LSA models is building at least some confidence in their dispatch reliability. When the first Cardinals hit dealers in 1967, buyers were clearly confronted with just that. Twitter . Print. Facebook. It was time for something new. In April 1977, Cessna introduced the 152. It is durable, simple to fly, and inexpensive to operate.

Nearly 20 years later, in 1978, Cessna updated the C-150, with the introduction of the C-152.

That gave the 172 the best accident rate in private aviation. I was in the same spot you were in Billy...everyone was telling me to buy anything other than a 150. By comparison, the fatal accident rate for the total activity has been stuck in the 1.2-1.4 range for quite a while. But for owners and flight schools looking for a simple and reliable trainer that’s … Think of it as a Skyhawk if you wish.) By the time the Cardinal appeared, the Cessna 172 was long in the tooth, having been on the market for 12 years. December 1, 2015.

Another great response from the club.