I just like the looks a bit better, and have heard the tubular gear gave less grief to the gear box area, and the instrument panels are laid out well. Avoiding corrosion is far more important to me than the year. Thanks Jim
Ok! The reason that I asked is because from the late 60's on up, they are essentially the same airplane. In various ways I preferred our previous 1970 model to our present 1975 model. For example, going in and out of rough fields I very much prefer the flat gear of the earlier year. For cross winds, The earlier shorter tail and dorsal made for much easier handling in a cross wind. These are just little things. Definitely not enough of a deal for me to want to part with Mr. Ed!!
I didn't want you to overlook an earlier airplane maybe because of some misinformation.
