Nevertheless, the answer is clear: the Cessna.

I’ve flown Tomahawks, and a Cessna 172, but never the 152. It was time for something new. By comparison, the fatal accident rate for the total activity has been stuck in the 1.2-1.4 range for quite a while. Email. It is durable, simple to fly, and inexpensive to operate. The National Transportation Safety Board … Nearly 20 years later, in 1978, Cessna updated the C-150, with the introduction of the C-152. The maturing support network for LSA models is building at least some confidence in their dispatch reliability. An old friend to many, the venerable Cessna 150/152-series still serves as a durable trainer and miserly cross-country traveler. (The airplane will always be a 172 to me. Facebook. The new …

That gave the 172 the best accident rate in private aviation. Twitter . The plane is pretty much the same thing except for some new added features. It was no surprise that the Cessna 172 came out well with a fatal accident rate of .56 per 100,000 flying hours. I was in the same spot you were in Billy...everyone was telling me to buy anything other than a 150. 0. Think of it as a Skyhawk if you wish.) December 1, 2015. Not that the Tomahawk is a terribly unsafe airplane, it’s tough and pretty easy to fly in most respects. When the first Cardinals hit dealers in 1967, buyers were clearly confronted with just that. The Cessna 150 has been used to teach pilots to fly since 1959 and is still going strong.

Another great response from the club. In April 1977, Cessna introduced the 152.

estaff. 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.

With the wings placed aft of the main part of the … But for owners and flight schools looking for a simple and reliable trainer that’s … The Tomahawk has a higher rate of fatal spin accidents per flying hour. 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.

Besides being sleeker and strutless, the new model had a stabilator, just like Piper’s competing Cherokees did. By the time the Cardinal appeared, the Cessna 172 was long in the tooth, having been on the market for 12 years. The 172 is the most built airplane … Cessna 150 and Cessna 152. Linkedin. 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. Print.