Revolutionist
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I am about to attend ATP.
Which location(s) have -- or generally have -- the newest AND oldest aircraft in its fleet?
Which location(s) have -- or generally have -- the newest AND oldest aircraft in its fleet?
I am about to attend ATP.
Which location(s) have -- or generally have -- the newest AND oldest aircraft in its fleet?
The '79s are smoother flying airplanes anyway. Stick with em
The California locations will generally have older fleets due to high property taxes there.
Huh? What do property taxes have to do with it?
GKY has a MX base, one of the larger ones too... and they seem to always fly the newer models. But I see what you are getting at.If you want to fly newer model Seminoles I would suggest picking a training location that does not have a mx base. Vice Versa for older models.
The California locations will generally have older fleets due to high property taxes there.
PHX was a mx base and it was almost entirely the new seminoles. I never flew any of their skyhawks, but I think they were all older. The first time I ever saw/flew a '79 seminole was on my second x-cty and it was a plane that a Riverside crew brought in. I really liked the newer planes (as long as you shut that stupid TIS off), but the older ones are just as good and fun to fly. Avoid 2288D if they still have it, though.
Also, be prepared to get a little bit wet when flying through rain in the 79, the seals aren't too great anymore.
PHX was a mx base and it was almost entirely the new seminoles. I never flew any of their skyhawks, but I think they were all older. The first time I ever saw/flew a '79 seminole was on my second x-cty and it was a plane that a Riverside crew brought in. I really liked the newer planes (as long as you shut that stupid TIS off), but the older ones are just as good and fun to fly. Avoid 2288D if they still have it, though.
The worst one was "blue belly" (because it had a different paint job) and I can't remember the tail number. I wasn't lucky enough to fly it but I heard nightmares about it being the worst plane in the fleet.
PHX was a mx base and it was almost entirely the new seminoles. I never flew any of their skyhawks, but I think they were all older. The first time I ever saw/flew a '79 seminole was on my second x-cty and it was a plane that a Riverside crew brought in. I really liked the newer planes (as long as you shut that stupid TIS off), but the older ones are just as good and fun to fly. Avoid 2288D if they still have it, though.