I have very little experience, being a low-time pilot, but I believe
that the Katana is the closest to the Europa in airborne handling. In
fact with the long wings, it was startling how it felt like a Katana
(adverse yaw and all). From my very limited exposure to Cessnas, I found
them to be much more stable (and truck-like ;-) than the Katana
especially when you start inputting rudder.
That said, I believe flying is flying.... I would hazard a guess that
the airborne handling differences between the common types are
relatively minor to a student pilot. At the time I started training I
chose the Katana because I found the handling "more fun" than the
Cessnas, and the great visibility was addictive.
Again, these are the only the opinions of a low-time pilot. I suspect
the more seasoned out there may have a different cut at it.
Cheers,
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: Trems [mailto:Tremsx2@lvcm.com]
Subject: Europa-List: Aircraft to get PPL
Hi all'
Well I have been going around and talking with the different companies
that train pilots here in Las Vegas. One of them I really like and they
said if I really want to get trained in a low wing aircraft then I may
want to wait about one month. They will be getting a new aircraft in
it's a CH-2000 http://www.newplane.com/amd/ch2000.html this aircraft
would of course cost more to get trained in. I did talk with one
instructor and he said that it really is not that big of a deal going
---From a high wing to a low wing aircraft. I wanted to see what ya'll
thought about this. Any info on this would be a very big help.
Thanks for any input
Allan
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