Grumman Tiger/Cheetah for a low time pilot?

If he can afford a Tiger I highly recommend it over the cheetah. Especially if you are going to be flying anywhere hot and with more than 1 pax.
 
tlewis95 said:
I only have one flight in a Cheetah, but didn't find anything that would make it particularly hard to fly. Very fun and sporty in-fact for an airplane with the wheel at the wrong end.
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Totally off topic, but i LOVE your avatar! Good stuff! Is that on your panel ? :p
 
I'm developing a rule of thumb that states:

If a dweeb at the airport tells horror stories about an airplane it is probably an excellent flying machine, or if not excellent then represents a great value for equivalent flying qualities (as compared to non-scary airplanes like Cherokees or C150/172s).

Luscombe - horror stories - excellent value, excellent flying machine.
Tomahawk - "Traumahawk" - they are killers. Cheaper, better flying, more comfortable than a 150.
Mu2 - opens a can on a King Air, much cheaper, etc.
The list could go on - but anytime someone tells "horror stories" then it is a good indicator of something to buy.
 
Apophis said:
How is the free-castoring nosewheel? I've never flown an A/C that has one, seems like it might take awhile to get used to. I sometimes wish I would have sprung for a Tiger/Cheetah back when I was in the market for a plane.
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It's actually very easy to get used to. As a Cessna/Piper flyer you've actually been using differential braking a lot more than you realized.
 
jwp_145 said:
Totally off topic, but i LOVE your avatar! Good stuff! Is that on your panel ? :p
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haha. Thanks. They get stuck on the panels or airplanes that I do long or interesting trips with. See the pictures from the road section for their most recent coast to coast trip.
 
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