First delivered in 1977 as the 1978 model year, the 152 was a modernization of the proven Cessna 150 design. The 152 was intended to compete with the new Beechcraft Skipper and Piper Tomahawk, both of which were introduced the same year. Additional design goals were to improve useful load through a gross weight increase to 1670 lbs, decrease internal and external noise levels and run better on the then newly introduced 100LL fuel.
An airline pilot once told me that the Cessna 152 was his favorite airplane to fly. He said it had the lowest bulls**t to fun ratio. This airplane is reliable, inexpensive, and can be made to provide almost as much speed as an old 172. I've even seen pilots in the SF bay area install full IFR packages to allow them to get in and out of the marine layers.
- simple
- reliable
- slow
- small cockpit
One of the first planes I flew out on the east coast! Incredibly simplistic, but easy and fun to buzz around in.
- Go kart of the skies!
- So simple to fly
- Visibility is so-so
- Kinda cramped for a tall guy
