When I was flight training back in the 70's, the flying club had a 152 aerobat, and I flew it a number of times. Then it was a new aircraft and all the flight controls were tight and wonderful. So nice to see it again.
Thank you SO MUCH for this video! I was researching this model aircraft for my graphic novel and was unsure if this was the plane I wanted to use, and this answered all my questions as well as gave such a lovely walkthrough of the exterior and interior! It looks like such a fun beautiful little plane and hoping I can find somebody now here in the states who'll let me go up in one with them to see what it's like to actually fly in one! 😄
Great video. I have the first built 152, and it has an O320. Climbs 1k+, cruises at 115 kts, and carries as much as you can pack in it. It's not an aerobat but still a fun easy to fly plane.
Liked and Sub'd! A lovely and informative piece. I will forever love this little beauty. It got me my PPL back in 1988. Ironically, I did not bother to realize that my instructor's 152 was an Aerobat. Thanks for the wonderful memories!
You made a mistake, it’s an O-235, IO would have been one with fuel injection but it doesn’t exist. One small extra fact, a number of aerobat 150’s built by Reims (under Cessna License) used the continental O-240 instead of the O-200 normally fitted into the 150 giving it 130hp instead of 100. That’s more than an aerobat 152 would have. Only 216 of those were ever built though.
The pins in the door are NOT there so someone can bailout with a parachute on. If you reference the owners manual, and checklist for an emergency landing aka crash, you will see where Cessna actually tells you to open the doors right before hitting the ground. The reason for that is because people crashed and burned alive in the plane because they couldn’t open the doors. The doors are likely to pinch, bend, etc. with a hard landing, crash or the plane flips on the ground. I know it sounds crazy, but it is actually true. Cessna has this step listed in the manuals and checklist for several of their models.
As a CFI in the 80's I owned an A-152 to give basic +G aerobatic maneuvers to my students as well as for biennial flight reviews. One important thing I stressed to all the people I flew with is that THIS A-152 is built WAYYYyyyy stronger than the standard C-152 or commuter versions. A standard C-152 CANNOT be used to show your girlfriend snap-rolls or other hard maneuvers without hurting or BREAKING the airframe !! Tail sections can fail, engine mounts deformed, battery trays fall into the engine compartment if these structures were not all designed to handle aerobatic load factors. Other FBO's renting the normal planes have seen their aircraft damaged by dumb pilots who did NOT get "the memo".
Great informative video as always! Hope you guys reach the 3k by the end of the year too! Your channel is very much flying under the radar as of now but the bigger audience is inevitable with the great quality being churned out
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed another one of our videos :) I hope we crack the algorithm eventually! PS. Our next video will either be a Cherokee 6, Carbon Cub or maybe 210 :)
I have a 1970 150 Aerobat it's the 97th made. Struts are from a Cessna 182. Thanks for the video it was fun.
Thanks for watching!
There was one at my flying club, N9801J
When I was flight training back in the 70's, the flying club had a 152 aerobat, and I flew it a number of times. Then it was a new aircraft and all the flight controls were tight and wonderful. So nice to see it again.
They are a great plane! Getting tired now though. I’d love to have flown it brand new like you did!
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Thank you SO MUCH for this video! I was researching this model aircraft for my graphic novel and was unsure if this was the plane I wanted to use, and this answered all my questions as well as gave such a lovely walkthrough of the exterior and interior! It looks like such a fun beautiful little plane and hoping I can find somebody now here in the states who'll let me go up in one with them to see what it's like to actually fly in one! 😄
Such an awesome plane, my first solo was in an aerobat out of YPJT in WA. The Royal Aero Club in WA has a fleet of these beauties 🤘🏼🦘
Great aircraft to go first solo in! Thanks for the comment :)
Slick edit, I like the look and idea of the Taildragger aerobatic, never heard of them
I know right, especially if it had a 150hp donk in it!
Great video. I have the first built 152, and it has an O320. Climbs 1k+, cruises at 115 kts, and carries as much as you can pack in it. It's not an aerobat but still a fun easy to fly plane.
That would go like a rocket with a 320! Sounds like a great plane. Is it an experimental with that engine?
Another great video! Cheers guys
Thanks man :)
Liked and Sub'd! A lovely and informative piece. I will forever love this little beauty. It got me my PPL back in 1988. Ironically, I did not bother to realize that my instructor's 152 was an Aerobat. Thanks for the wonderful memories!
You made a mistake, it’s an O-235, IO would have been one with fuel injection but it doesn’t exist. One small extra fact, a number of aerobat 150’s built by Reims (under Cessna License) used the continental O-240 instead of the O-200 normally fitted into the 150 giving it 130hp instead of 100. That’s more than an aerobat 152 would have. Only 216 of those were ever built though.
Thanks for the clarification. Good pick up!
Great video❤
The pins in the door are NOT there so someone can bailout with a parachute on. If you reference the owners manual, and checklist for an emergency landing aka crash, you will see where Cessna actually tells you to open the doors right before hitting the ground. The reason for that is because people crashed and burned alive in the plane because they couldn’t open the doors. The doors are likely to pinch, bend, etc. with a hard landing, crash or the plane flips on the ground.
I know it sounds crazy, but it is actually true. Cessna has this step listed in the manuals and checklist for several of their models.
Ahhh that’s interesting! Thanks for sharing :)
My First flight was in a 152 aerobatic when I was 14ish.
Very nice! Great plane for a beginner
Great video！This does not deserve such few followers 😂
Thanks man! Hopefully we crack the algorithm eventually. The videos are fun to make anyway so can’t complain :)
nice bird !!!
It sure is!
I have 6000 hours combined Cessna 152 II and 152 aerobat .. that I still use Aerobat as my nickname in some social platforms
The 152 does NOT have a "IO-235", as it is not injected. It has the O-235 carbureted engine.
What aerobatics have you done with this plane besides Spinning?
I flew my first solo in a 150 Aerobat.
Good choice of plane. Perfect for learning!
I flew lots of aerobatics, spins in a Cessna Tweet
I got a idea add tilted gears onto the cessna 172
As a CFI in the 80's I owned an A-152 to give basic +G aerobatic maneuvers to my students as well as for biennial flight reviews. One important thing I stressed to all the people I flew with is that THIS A-152 is built WAYYYyyyy stronger than the standard C-152 or commuter versions. A standard C-152 CANNOT be used to show your girlfriend snap-rolls or other hard maneuvers without hurting or BREAKING the airframe !! Tail sections can fail, engine mounts deformed, battery trays fall into the engine compartment if these structures were not all designed to handle aerobatic load factors. Other FBO's renting the normal planes have seen their aircraft damaged by dumb pilots who did NOT get "the memo".
Cessna had a 150 aerobat too.
That they did!
Great informative video as always! Hope you guys reach the 3k by the end of the year too! Your channel is very much flying under the radar as of now but the bigger audience is inevitable with the great quality being churned out
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed another one of our videos :) I hope we crack the algorithm eventually! PS. Our next video will either be a Cherokee 6, Carbon Cub or maybe 210 :)
If you modify the aerobat with more horsepower, you probably lose its aerobatic certification. A heavier engine makes both good and bad changes.