All About The Cessna 152

One great way to determine if buying a Cessna 152 is still worth it, is to look around and see if there are still these units flying. Knowing that production of the 152 stopped in the late 80’s, it is amazing to find out that there are still many of these in airports around the world. This only speaks for its durability and reliability. This means that people have trust in the 152 and also have the confidence in flying these planes. There are figures showing that there are still about 15 percent of the 152s produced and sold until the late 80’s, are still flying these days. Is this not showing the durability and reliability of these planes?

Between 1977 when the first Cessna 152 rolled out and 1986, when production stopped, the 152’s that were produced run in several thousands and these were manufactured in the US and some from France. Production was stopped because of the increasing production costs at that time. But a good percentage of these planes are still around these days. Because of its powerful 110 HP Lycoming fuel efficient engine, it became one of the most sought after trainer planes for decades. It became well loved by flying school students because of its ease in flying and handling. Because the 152s fly slower then other bigger planes, pilot trainers do not find maneuverability a concern, making it more the favorite of these flying school students. And the fact is these small planes are still one of the planes in the fleet of more pilot trainer schools worldwide.

The Cessna 152 came in four versions, the standard model 152 and the other was the model 152 II that came with a package of factory installed avionics and omni-directional light beacon. Another version was the improved model 152 trainer planes with improvements including an intercom system and transponder and the last version was the model 152 Aerobat. The Cessna 152 became one of the favorite planes of Aerobatic groups in air shows and it still is, these days.

Buying the Cessna 152 is a bigger bargain because costs of these planes nowadays are even lower than most used SUV’s and luxury cars. If you are a person or a pilot wanting to buy the plane of your dreams, you can look at a used Cessna 152. This used plane will not cost you a fortune and you cannot question its durability and reliability. You can fly with confidence in the 152’s basing on the trust that more people show on these planes. Finding these used planes is not hard because you can search the internet and find listings of these planes available for sale. If you cannot find one immediately you can just subscribe in RSS feeds and with signifying your intentions, you can possibly receive notifications soon after.

By: A. James David

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James David teaches people how to buy single engine airplanes & has a passion for the Cessna 152