wickedsprint
Well Known Member
So there are no tailwheel aircraft to rent nearby where I will be living, and I'd like to avoid the slip in skills while I build my RV. So with that I'll be looking to buy an inexpensive taildragger to build a solid taildragger skill level during the build project then sell off after the RV is built.
My considerations are, cheap to buy, easy to resell and not too maintenence intensive, but I also have the yoke vs. control stick dillema floating around in my head, ie; would it be more important to find something with a traditional stick and side throttle to prepare me for RVs, or is this not really an issue?
Airplanes being considered, ideally <$35k
7ECA Citabria..Plus being aerobatic..minus being wood spar concerns
Aeronca Champ..pluses being cheap, minus being all fabric like above..but seem to be a lot for sale even locally
Cessna 140/170..plus being very available, minus being fabric wing on most which also means hangar rental like above two..plus yoke instead of stick
Cessna 150/2 Tail conversion..plus being all metal and anyone can work on it, minus being yoke and somewhat harder to find
Out of all of these, what do you think will best prepare me for an RV as well as being easy to resell?
There are also high altitude concerns, I'll be living in colorado springs which is pushing over 6000 feet.
Since I won't be in co springs for a year, maybe I should get my name on the hangar list now if they even have one.
My considerations are, cheap to buy, easy to resell and not too maintenence intensive, but I also have the yoke vs. control stick dillema floating around in my head, ie; would it be more important to find something with a traditional stick and side throttle to prepare me for RVs, or is this not really an issue?
Airplanes being considered, ideally <$35k
7ECA Citabria..Plus being aerobatic..minus being wood spar concerns
Aeronca Champ..pluses being cheap, minus being all fabric like above..but seem to be a lot for sale even locally
Cessna 140/170..plus being very available, minus being fabric wing on most which also means hangar rental like above two..plus yoke instead of stick
Cessna 150/2 Tail conversion..plus being all metal and anyone can work on it, minus being yoke and somewhat harder to find
Out of all of these, what do you think will best prepare me for an RV as well as being easy to resell?
There are also high altitude concerns, I'll be living in colorado springs which is pushing over 6000 feet.
Since I won't be in co springs for a year, maybe I should get my name on the hangar list now if they even have one.