There is a lot of snob appeal to owning and flying a 150/152. Come on guys before you split your sides laughing about 150/152 snob appeal think about it.
There are:
over 300,000,000 people in the U S A, Only 2% of them are pilots.
612,000 licensed airplane pilots.
• 244,000 have private pilot’s licenses.
• 121,000 are licensed to fly commercial aircraft.
• 145,000 are licensed to fly air transport planes.
• 34,000 are women. There
• 87,000 are student pilots.
There are:
224,000 active general aviation aircraft; one for every 1344 people
250,851,833 privet automobiles in the U S A; one for every 1.2 people
That’s pretty exclusive club isn’t it?
I don’t know the number of active 150/152 but it is a relatively small part of the total general aviation fleet. Also, another pretty exclusive group.
A 150/152 is a real airplane that does best what a pilot needs; it lets him fly. It is not real bit, it isn’t real fast, it doesn’t climb all that fast or high, it doesn’t carry all that much load but boy o boy does it fly. And, it is easy to fly. It will take you long distances; it will let you see things up close and personal. It will cleanse your soul. I won’t eat you out of house and home and it is as dependable an airplane as there is in the sky.
You can watch those guys with there 200-300 HP and many-motor airplanes go storming around with money falling out of every crack and cranny and feel sorry for them. They may be flying but in a 150/152 you are REALLY flying, as it was meant to be.
Best of all as a member of the Cessna 150-152 Club you have a big, happy, loving family. And like any other family they will share your joy and sorrow and if you are in a jam or just need some advice they will be there for you.
