Rodger,
It's a real aviation mystery, but everyone here will confirm, the 150/152 gets roomier the more you fly it. Really ... trust me on this one, but the molecules change as time passes, and the airframe swells to the point that you have all the room you?ll ever need. I?m not kidding. You start out, usually, flying with a friend in a 150 and you swear you?ll never get in another one ? way too small, shoulder to shoulder ? no way you?re putting up with that.
Then, you?re drawn in and you fly in one again, and you find you have a little more room than you thought the first time. And each time you fly one, you find you have a bit more room. I swear, I?m not pulling your leg. After a while, and it varies with time of year, your age and gender, and the alignment of the planets, but you find eventfully that the Cessna 150/152 has all the room you?ll ever need. You have plenty of leg room, shoulder room and head room and you wonder why you ever considered any other airplane.
My 1983 C-152 fits me like a glove. I love the space and have no need for more. I have wonderful opportunities to fly many other airplanes and it is always a pleasure to climb in my 152 and stretch out for a comfy flight home.
It is indeed a mystery, but it is absolutely true.
Terry
