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Old 04-23-2007 | 04:36 PM
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oldtimer143
 
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Default RE: Cessna Retracts

Hi guys,

as I mentioned in Post #49, the system is really pretty simple. Cessna don't normally complicate things any more than they have to as it generally costs more time and money and weighs more - all factors that work against you when you're trying to produce a reliable and economical aircraft..... Cessna - in my humble opinion have always built their aircraft with JUST the right amount of metal in the right places to do the job. They're not (over)built like Beechcraft, nor overweight like Pipers. I know I sound like I'm plugging Cessna - and I guess I am - but after thrity years flying nearly all of the various types, I have to say that I've never had any major difficulties with them structurally. Radios and systems - well that's another story.....