Ever flown an airplane you just don't like?

I agree about the ERJ. Super cheap and if not well-maintained, a nightmare. After 2500 hours in the thing, I've come to the conclusion that hand flying the thing in a professional manner is just not possible when you have powered ailerons on a 40,000 lb airplane. One gust of wind and what little confidence you may have built for the pax, after they boarded the "tiniest plane I've ever seen" (where have you been for the last 15 years), is now gone.
 
Autothrust Blue said:
Sir. You've ridden in a non-junk Beechcraft with me at the controls. Sir, I insist you retract this statement or qualify it.


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The twinbo is cool. It's very unique, and appears fun to fly. All beechcraft I've flown are piles of trash.
 
The 172...and the Seminole.

Both do the job, but neither do it in a fun way.

Favorite airplanes, not that it was asked, are the Bellanca Super Viking, Metroliner, and T38.
 
I started out flying Citabrias, so when it came time to fly the 172 so I could get my instrument done, I hated it. It felt like driving a truck. A year later and I don't mind it, but I would still rather fly the tailwheels. I can't wait to get enough time in different types that I can start hating airplanes.
 
Cessna Aerobat - the 150/152 is proven as an adequate basic trainer but less than desirable aerobatic platform.

UC-1 Twin Bee - the ergonomics are terrible in that airplane. But it sure is fun to fly. I liked flying it, didn't like the layout of controls and systems.
 
Crop Duster said:
I was thinking about taking a part-time flying a Partenavia. Are they really awful? I've heard very mixed reactions to them. Any details (bad or good) would be appreciated. Any graveyard gotchas?
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I know really very little about them, I flew it, like, twice for a total of 3 hours. I can't tell you if they're all like that or if this one was just messed up :)
 
Apophis said:
And honestly, I don't think you ever will. The physical aspect of flying them (especially cross-country) is exhausting. You have to literally manhandle the flight controls to get the airship to do what you want. Now imagine doing this continuously for 8-12 hours, single pilot, no autopilot. Not only are the flights long and tiring, but the scariest takeoffs/landings I've ever made in my aviation career have been in airships.

Don't get me wrong, I've scared myself a few times in fixed-wing aircraft, but there were several occasions in the blimp where I literally think poo came out.

Going back to fixed-wing has been glorious.
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But I thought if you crashed it just kind of went *BLOOMP* and bounced off.... :bounce:
 
Autothrust Blue said:
I guess they're tough to maintain right. The 'B' in Beechcraft stands for 'Bushing'.
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I wanted to buy one of my schools old Sundowners because I knew how well they were maintained but when I saw the costs of simple bushings I got scared. I might pull the trigger on an F33A if they ever come up for auction.
 
Never did like the straight wing citations. The yoke, the instruments, feeling like we were about to stall the whole way down approach...
 
This has been an interesting thread...

I'm surprised at all the hatred for the Beechcraft stuff. I've flown a Sundowner, V35B, Be-99 and B100 and thought they all flew very nicely. In fact, the V35B is one of my favorite airplanes that I've flown.
 
Any single engine RG Cessna.


I've flown 3 of them. All 3 have had gear-up landings within 2 weeks of me flying them. None were pilot induced.
 
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