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So, should one give into their passionate desires for a stately C-180 or those beautiful curves of the C-195? Pros, cons?


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One of each scratches lots of itches... :woot: :thumbup:

Do you like to fly and put her to bed till the next time you want to fly?
Land almost anywhere paved or unpaved? Have room for four, smaller bodies in back?
Enjoy meeting others with the same affliction? C180-85


Or are you the type that like to drop into an airport and draw a crowd?
Room for four plus comfortably cruising at the same speed as a 180/185?
Nothing sounds as good as a round engine starting or flying by.
Clean your bird after almost every flight. Wipe oily mist off after flying.
Mechanical? Find those pesky bolts that are loosening, hoses that are leaking?
Enjoy meeting others with the same affliction? C195

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The easy answer scratches both itchs. Yes

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I'm partial to the 195. It's timeless and practical.


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Depends on the mission.

My retirement airplane is a TAT TN A36.

I spent a long time getting it all done. She sure is a great traveling aircraft for our needs.

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So, should one give into their passionate desires for a stately C-180 or those beautiful curves of the C-195? Pros, cons?

Mark, Since you just mentioned those two Aricraft :eek: I'd go fly with a B/Tr named Chuck :clap: He currently owns both, a 185 and a 195 :bugeye: He'll show you both sides of Either :thumbup: :D

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Awe Heck ... just pass go and don't colllect an extra $$ and just get a Beech 18 :pilot:

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Once the kids are out of the house, I'll build an RV with some sort of mogas compatible engine.
Or in keeping with the theme of the thread, a Glasair Sportsman.

I have said it before. There are are two sets of plans for our house. On my set it says 'plane building workshop' for a large area of unfinished space, on her set it says 'movie theater' :whistle:


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So, should one give into their passionate desires for a stately C-180 or those beautiful curves of the C-195? Pros, cons?


Please Mark! This is a Beech website; the plane you should have is a Stagger Wing Beech, that will still fulfill your lust for a tail dragger, in style! :D l


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Don’t buy a 195 without looking at Gullwing Stinsons, which are just as stately, draw a bigger crowd, and cost less to buy, or Howards, which are just amazing in every way.


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Maintenance wise, it is a big step from a "modern" flat 6 tractor motor back to a round engine. You have to really enjoy spending quality time with your airplane in the hangar to own any round motored airplane (unless you have a mechanic on staff).

That said, nothing beats flying behind that round motor with the side window rolled down, on a nice late afternoon. And landing that taildragger on a grass runway.


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Don’t buy a 195 without looking at Gullwing Stinsons, which are just as stately, draw a bigger crowd, and cost less to buy, or Howards, which are just amazing in every way.

What does a Gullwing cruise at? What engines? My impression is a 195 is about a 140 knot airplane, but I’m not positive.
Same question about the Howard. I know they are all R985s.


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195 is almost 140 kts and is a great cruiser. Great useful load and very good parts and engine support.

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195 is almost 140 kts and is a great cruiser. Great useful load and very good parts and engine support.

Aubie, I have always heard that the 195 would bite you on the ground. Is that true?

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Don’t buy a 195 without looking at Gullwing Stinsons, which are just as stately, draw a bigger crowd, and cost less to buy, or Howards, which are just amazing in every way.


The Howard is an interesting concept of which I haven’t a bit of knowledge other than it’s a big taildragger with a round motor, so it counts. DGA means darn good airplane I’m told. I’m a wood wing with fabric skeptic thinking about that bag of toothpicks adage. I have scratched the itch for a fabric airplane that doesn’t have wood ribs, just some formers. I’ve flown the big Stinson and it is as fun and easy as my Champ. I’m supposed to, and WILL get more 195 time sometime this summer.


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