Why I Bought A Cessna 150

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  • Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
  • Robert has been flying for over 30 years. He fell in love with the Cessna 150 early on, and he's only bought and flown a Cessna 150 since he's been a pilot. Must be love!
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  • @scottmillspaugh
    @scottmillspaugh 4 года назад +99

    Your never too old. I will be 62 and almost done with my training for PPL

    • @747-pilot
      @747-pilot 4 года назад +5

      Exactly! Good luck on your checkride!

    • @MyDanaSweetheart
      @MyDanaSweetheart 4 года назад +9

      I turn 59 in September and am almost done with my PPL training.

    • @jethro102677
      @jethro102677 4 года назад +5

      Awesome gents. 42 here and just getting started but almost felt like I'm too old :)

    • @discerningmind
      @discerningmind 4 года назад +3

      Thank you for offering that. It's meaningful to me.

    • @RealGoldRealWealth
      @RealGoldRealWealth 4 года назад +3

      jethro102677 only too old for airlines and perhaps the military!! Haha. Age is just a number. Welcome aboard.

  • @Krzyqbn
    @Krzyqbn 4 года назад +21

    Love his story!! That's what flying is all about! I have 8hrs logged so far between a 150 and 152 as a student pilot and absolutely love the way they fly! They're like the Toyota Corolla of the skies! Durable, cost effective, and pretty forgiving!

  • @timbacchus
    @timbacchus 3 года назад +9

    Great to see you. I have a Cessna 150 the 49th. one built in 58. I bought it in 74 when I started flying. Still have it and it has treated me fine. N5549E.

    • @ahmadsamadzai8255
      @ahmadsamadzai8255 7 месяцев назад +1

      That's so awesome. I just bought me a C150J (1969) for time building. Hoping I get it out of the shop in a few days (been there for 2 months).

  • @medicaremastersofconnecticut
    @medicaremastersofconnecticut 3 года назад +5

    I started my instruction in 1989 Soloed and put in over 20 hours solo. Life got in the way and I stopped flying. I just started taking lessons again at 69 years of age. You’re never too old.

  • @BeamerTheFox
    @BeamerTheFox Год назад +4

    there really is nothing in the world like flying in a small plane, i was blessed enough to have family who took me an my father up when i was young every friday evening for a few hours so i got to fly quite a bit an will never forget those times, love to fly.

  • @Trex531
    @Trex531 3 года назад +10

    I’m a retired airline pilot, and my next step is to own a Cessna like this. Great video!

  • @wkboggs5
    @wkboggs5 2 года назад +5

    Mike
    I love this type of content. There are so many channels with so much gimmicky/over the top content these days.
    Thanx for putting out the quality stuff buddy. It’s appreciated.

  • @andrewgellert6172
    @andrewgellert6172 4 года назад +15

    Your right about walking into a flying school and seeing how you're greeted. Walked out of several in my time and glad for it. The ones that take the time to meet/greet seem to give a hoot and you can see that right through the course of instruction.

    • @jamesburns2232
      @jamesburns2232 2 года назад

      A lot of flying instructors are asshats! They have turned off a lot of people from ever wanting to fly again.

  • @Toma_Stoichkov
    @Toma_Stoichkov 2 года назад +7

    That was the coolest most honest advice that brings the bar down for everyone scared of the prospect. Thanks Robert, god bless you!

    • @jasamo10
      @jasamo10 7 месяцев назад

      Yes sir! I like 150 also,it seems that u and I have had same experience in getting ppl and getting 150-c at age of 76.

  • @skydiver6711
    @skydiver6711 4 года назад +14

    I took some lessons in ultralight and then decided to take certified flight lessons. I flew probably 15 hours in a 150 and just fell in love with that airplane. Had to quit because of an early age heart attack. But would still love to fly in a 150 again.

    • @mauriceevans6546
      @mauriceevans6546 4 года назад +3

      Light sport is the best way to go to get back in the air. If your health is good and you don't have to have a medical. You could be flying very soon.

    • @scotabot7826
      @scotabot7826 3 года назад +2

      @@mauriceevans6546 Yes, Light Sport is the Best thing the FAA has ever done, and from what I've been reading, they will be getting ready to raise the gross weight limit pretty soon. It will be nice to be able to fly a 140/150/152 and many other planes under a sport licence, instead of a private or recreational ticket.

    • @mauriceevans6546
      @mauriceevans6546 3 года назад +1

      @@scotabot7826 I recently found out about the private pilot glider rating. Allows you to get a glider rating with no medical at 16 and if you get a self launching endorsement you are allowed to fly any motorized glider like the pipistrel sinus any where in the world and up to 17999 ft. I just finished sport certificate in june( did my checkride in the pipistrel alpha trainer)and will be heading to Florida next month to get the glider rating in the sinus. The glider rating is 10 hours plus oral and checkride. I will no longer be limited to light sport rules and can fly under either depending on the aircraft. I am looking forward to traveling internationally like to Canada and cancun new mexico from key west florida or the bahamas then to some other islands in the Caribbean.

  • @nigelamritt
    @nigelamritt 4 года назад +12

    Thanks Robert and Mike. I’m gonna go take a flying lesson!

  • @jcz232321
    @jcz232321 3 года назад +3

    Thank you Robert, for taking the time to share your perspective of being a private pilot, and owning a fairly affordable small aircraft.

  • @alexandrenazario7857
    @alexandrenazario7857 4 года назад +24

    Oh god excellent narrative, that is the spirit in Fly.. Fantastic.. great job Mike.

  • @syramento
    @syramento 3 года назад +3

    I earned my rotorcraft-gyroplane license at age 66, and now I'm working on my fixed-wing license at 68.

  • @michaelbrinkley9323
    @michaelbrinkley9323 4 года назад +9

    Another amazing video. Very informative very entertaining. This gentleman was a joy to listen to.

  • @coldisle
    @coldisle 2 года назад +4

    Thanks so much for the great video. I’ll be 69 in 2 weeks, so it may be too late, but I need to get my
    “curiosity solved and settled,” as you put it so well. I’ve loved planes since before Sky King and Penny and I’m really enjoying “flying” the 152 on MS Flight Simulator….but is about time to take the next step!

  • @jairobosch5534
    @jairobosch5534 4 года назад +3

    I forgot to say, I turned 65 last week. I have 105 hours of flying. I soloed on August 9, 2009. I passed the written with a 75% on January 15, 2015. I am back on studying to take my written exam again, because when my flying training requirements were over on January 31, 2017 the written test certification had expired on January 15, 2017. It has been a little harder now to get back not into flying, but studying. I still fly with endorsements. The last time I flew was early in January this year (3 hrs). Last year I had the chance to fly with my son and a flight instructor from KLGB (Long Beach, CA) to KAVX (Avalon) Santa Catalina island. Flying makes me feel alive.

  • @RaspySquares
    @RaspySquares 4 года назад +18

    They need to start making the 150 again.

    • @petercyr3508
      @petercyr3508 4 года назад +1

      As a taildragger!

    • @denny5564
      @denny5564 3 года назад +2

      With a little more room and payload. Then it would be perfect.

    • @davidjolliffe9622
      @davidjolliffe9622 2 года назад

      @@denny5564 That would be a 172 you’ve just described. The 150/152 is perfect just the way it is as an economy 2 seater that’s affordable and popular. Why change the formula that worked for 6 decades?

  • @cfscarnivoremax7987
    @cfscarnivoremax7987 4 года назад +8

    Thank you so much for your efforts and time to share this with us ☺️

  • @1shARyn3
    @1shARyn3 4 года назад +3

    "... being noisy..." Back during the 60's, NO ONE used headphones (you communicated with the speaker above the pilot's left ear).
    I started my training in a C-150E, transitioned to a C-150A and finished in a C-150G.
    I occasionally rent a C-150M now from the local FBO.
    The Barndoor was typically referenced to the flaps (especially those controlled with a Johnson Bar) --- 40* extended

  • @joebloggs8785
    @joebloggs8785 4 года назад +9

    Robert makes a pretty good as case for getting into aviation!

  • @charlesharper7292
    @charlesharper7292 4 года назад +8

    Ya know, with all the really cool kitplanes out there, by the time you get it in the air, the $ and time involved is substantial. At 62, I don't want to invest the time to build. Although it would be great fun! The Cessna 150 is a GREAT choice.

  • @frankdasilva
    @frankdasilva 4 года назад +12

    Excellent and very inspiring, thanks for sharing Mike, I'm 55 and about to take my first lesson #thisis50 🙌😀

  • @ArmamentAxes
    @ArmamentAxes Год назад +2

    aviation is a addiction. I am learning on a 150 a fun plane.

  • @robingermon8380
    @robingermon8380 2 года назад +2

    The Cessna 150 is a very good spinning aircraft for training.

  • @RealGoldRealWealth
    @RealGoldRealWealth 4 года назад +3

    Robert you have found the hidden formula. Shushhhhhh, don't let too many people know about all the fun you are having flying just where and when you want to. Great story thanks for sharing.

  • @gb9926
    @gb9926 2 года назад +1

    I spent my entire student flight training in a Cessna 150! From landing in class D airports to grass strips , it was a very forgiving aircraft.

  • @TENpilot
    @TENpilot Год назад +1

    What a What a nice man. I am a pilot and, listening to him, I have remembered why it is so special to fly. I really liked this video. Congratulations.

  • @mrnemosmith
    @mrnemosmith Год назад

    Thank you for posting this. I am 43 and really want to start the process in getting my license. It's great to hear I am not wasting my time with my age.

  • @ccacrislan
    @ccacrislan 4 года назад +8

    Great... that is the spirit, I love it.

  • @mellogan6796
    @mellogan6796 3 года назад +2

    Sir, you are a true airman! Thank you for the inspiration.

  • @josezayas2242
    @josezayas2242 2 года назад +1

    Hello
    Just want to say excellent video about going to school you’re never to old to learn and leave your dreams so kool !!!

  • @aflight2196
    @aflight2196 4 года назад +3

    I am getting my first lesson this week I can't wait!! Awesome content!!

  • @YFA912
    @YFA912 4 года назад +3

    It's such beautiful experience

  • @JamR0ck
    @JamR0ck 4 года назад +10

    Fying is Therapeutic

    • @discerningmind
      @discerningmind 4 года назад +2

      Thanks for that!

    • @joshjosh6526
      @joshjosh6526 3 года назад

      It sure is! Better than anything else I’ve found.

  • @ahmadsamadzai8255
    @ahmadsamadzai8255 7 месяцев назад

    I just bought me a C150J so I can leave everything AND everyone behind.😂
    I agree with everything said in this video. I spent 7 years, blood, sweat,tears, and 15k(thanks FAA)to get my 3rd class medical. Since then I have flown almost 200 hrs. Flying is such an amazing privilege to have. Blue skies my friends.

  • @kennymcwilliams8972
    @kennymcwilliams8972 4 года назад +19

    Where do you find these guys Mike? This old guy is precious. Nice job on the editing too btw.

    • @scotabot7826
      @scotabot7826 3 года назад

      This guy is not "old" at all. Come on!!!!!

    • @BigScoobyFan
      @BigScoobyFan 2 года назад

      Hey, NITRO! Great to see you in Mike’s channel. He has one of the most educational and fun aviation channels in the entire RUclips. I’m still waiting for you to take me up in the air! Regards to Ligia, Jenny & Brian.

    • @kennymcwilliams8972
      @kennymcwilliams8972 2 года назад

      @@BigScoobyFan Thanks! There is only one person that I can think of that might use the moniker "Big ScoobyFan" - please confirm who you are so that I can pass long your regards to my family :-)

    • @BigScoobyFan
      @BigScoobyFan 2 года назад

      @@kennymcwilliams8972 It is I indeed, NITRO! 😄👍 Scooby-Doo! 😇🙏⛪️

    • @kennymcwilliams8972
      @kennymcwilliams8972 2 года назад

      @@BigScoobyFan Fantastic ~ it's GREAT to hear from you. We hope that you are doing well! 😊. Yes, one day when all the COVID bugs are dead I will take you flying for sure!

  • @Airplane_Stuff
    @Airplane_Stuff 4 года назад +4

    The cessna 150 is a great airplane

  • @1212CRMD
    @1212CRMD 2 года назад

    Nice of him sharing his experiences and a mature, cool perspective that I think is very positive and forward. Keep up the good job! Congratulations to all Aviation family out there. Greetings from Brazil, nowadays.

  • @lmartinez3633
    @lmartinez3633 4 года назад +4

    Excellent narrative

  • @kraljpetar4677
    @kraljpetar4677 2 года назад +3

    Thanks for video!
    You are wind into back.
    I'm student pilot.

  • @jerryspringer6411
    @jerryspringer6411 2 года назад +1

    Beautiful plane! Looking to purchase a 150 right now to build time to get to the airlines!

  • @johnbaker2060
    @johnbaker2060 3 месяца назад

    Great video
    I fly giant scale RC planes and I just finished building a cessna 150 .
    I converted it to a bush plane, and it is an amazing plane to fly.
    I can imagine the full-size cessna flying like a dream .

  • @jrooks
    @jrooks 4 года назад +5

    This guy is awesome 😀

  • @rohanchung2185
    @rohanchung2185 Год назад +1

    Thanks for the encouragement. I am a little older than that now and thinking of doing the same. I really like aviation.

  • @ChingariRoy
    @ChingariRoy 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for the sincere and informative video. I'm inspired.

  • @ErnestLingerfelt
    @ErnestLingerfelt 2 года назад +1

    i found your video because i am looking at a 150L right now and i want to fly one day / i took a short online test and aced it so my confidence level is there and i love being in the air / i was about 5 when my dad got a friend to take me up in his plane and then i new that was for me but never persuade it / if you ever make it to Dahlonega i would love to go up with you sometime / i live across the street from the airport and i sit on my back porch and dream about going up / a plane is taking off right now as i write this LOL

  • @maxmccain8950
    @maxmccain8950 8 месяцев назад

    That’s my favorite type of flying, just puttin around.

  • @hvacmike1175
    @hvacmike1175 Год назад

    I got my license in 2001. I agree that a discovery flight is a great way to decide if you want to fly.
    My first flight was out of FXE in south Fl. In a c150. It was a very windy day and we were bounced around quite a bit. I was hooked 6 months later I had my PPL. it was a paper card then but after 9/11 they issued plastic licenses. I haven’t flown in over a year now but your video has given me the urge to get current. Thank you great video by the way.

  • @loums52
    @loums52 3 года назад +1

    Really enjoyed this. I have owned 2 airplanes (Cessna & Piper), was away for a time and now looking at a Cessna 150. Can't stay away from flying!

  • @scottevans7031
    @scottevans7031 4 года назад +2

    great video man, made me think a lot, thank you.

  • @hogey74
    @hogey74 3 года назад +2

    Where do you find these people? I've been distracted for a year it feels like and I've been catching up on your talks with all these flyers. They're awesome! All of them.
    And on Robert. I get it mate. The little thrill of knowing you own a plane and can go up in the air when you want. There is a healthy, wholesome kind of pride you can quietly have I reckon. It is a milestone in a life well lived and an ongoing way you can surprise and delight people, including yourself!

  • @williammckenzie1941
    @williammckenzie1941 3 года назад +2

    Awesome.

  • @benwu7
    @benwu7 4 года назад +2

    I just saw a late year Cessna 150. Very nice plane.

  • @johnbell6114
    @johnbell6114 4 года назад +1

    Great video, I need to start soon, there's a local airfield here. Thanx for the videos, Mike.

  • @scott.s.3356
    @scott.s.3356 4 года назад +5

    I love 150's!!

    • @flexairz
      @flexairz 4 года назад +1

      Hopelessly under powered.. any LSA does way better

    • @michaelb.8953
      @michaelb.8953 4 года назад +4

      @@flexairz True, but can you pick up that LSA for $25,000 as you will spend $100,000 give or take for that LSA. I think I'll buy that 150 and invest the $75,000 I saved and fly my 150 for free, but that's not for everyone.

  • @scotabot7826
    @scotabot7826 3 года назад +2

    What are the other 2 150 models this fine gentleman owns?

  • @tj1234542
    @tj1234542 4 года назад +2

    Great video!!! I can't wait to get my PPL!!!

  • @IfOnlyYouKnewWhoIWas
    @IfOnlyYouKnewWhoIWas Год назад

    Well said! Love this video

  • @ThePudgie123
    @ThePudgie123 4 года назад +3

    Nice job!!!

  • @destinazioneignota1861
    @destinazioneignota1861 4 года назад +1

    Nice video and big passion. Would be glad to see a episode with a long time Glasair III owner. One of the oldest for example is Ken Johnson (lot of other more). In 1993 he built N640KJ. Really awesome machine.

  • @10thGenOutdoors
    @10thGenOutdoors 24 дня назад

    Great video, and great first hand information

  • @TheRealRenn
    @TheRealRenn 20 дней назад

    Well done, Sir!!

  • @rustyclam238
    @rustyclam238 2 года назад +1

    Great video!

  • @frankiemae1302
    @frankiemae1302 Год назад

    Agree with you. Also, even if you don't want an instrument rating, everyone should brush up or take lessons on instrument flying. It could save your life someday. I know from experience. Weather caved in on my friend and I quickly and I was pretty sharp on instruments and the VOR guided us back to our uncontrolled field.
    Could've been another statistic easily that day. Thanks for the video.

  • @rockandrollfish
    @rockandrollfish 4 года назад +2

    I love this guy 👍

  • @josemgomez3740
    @josemgomez3740 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the video
    I love aviation.
    I am now considering taking flying lesson next year .sport pilot license.

  • @asastrauss4801
    @asastrauss4801 4 года назад +4

    Yeah

  • @AvgDude
    @AvgDude Год назад

    Love my C150L... Upgraded it to IFR certified and added vortex generators to it. It's a blast to take out on my days off. Got my PPL at 61 at a part 142 program. Tried part 61, but I couldn't get a CFI I liked who was available.

  • @randolphforero896
    @randolphforero896 2 года назад

    Just a great video !

  • @georgewashington9058
    @georgewashington9058 2 года назад +1

    My girlfriend mentioned the other day she likes this 150 for the extra 6 inch as well.

  • @moyotte
    @moyotte 2 года назад +1

    Thanks

  • @ryanh4889
    @ryanh4889 5 месяцев назад

    Well said sir!

  • @Kamel419
    @Kamel419 2 года назад +1

    i like this guy

  • @trejamal5968
    @trejamal5968 7 месяцев назад

    I love the 150. Thats my dream plane because its the one im likely able to afford.

  • @jrcolmena
    @jrcolmena 4 года назад +5

    I hope when the LSA rules get revisited the 150 qualifies into the category

  • @scottyp.644
    @scottyp.644 Год назад

    Awesome!!

  • @ryanarellanes8009
    @ryanarellanes8009 11 месяцев назад

    I'm about to turn 50 this year. Considering flight lessons next year. I'm finally at the point in my life where I have money and time to do it... Hell if I like it I might just buy myself a little airplane like this one.

  • @float_sam
    @float_sam 4 года назад +4

    Wish they'd make affordable, safe planes like this available to the LSA category. Alas they made it so this was purposefully left out.

    • @flexairz
      @flexairz 4 года назад +2

      You can always buy a C-150 and fly it as an experimental..

    • @mauriceevans6546
      @mauriceevans6546 4 года назад

      Light sport rules will be changing in the next year or two. Manufacturers are expecting that the rules will be changed to allow for
      1. Constant speed prop
      2. 150 kt speed
      3. Increased weight limit
      4. Four place aircraft.

  • @josezayas2242
    @josezayas2242 2 года назад +1

    Note live your dream very inspiring

  • @discerningmind
    @discerningmind 4 года назад +1

    Very well spoken. And very motivating. I had to quit my flight training thirty-eight years ago. I always thought I'd get back to it but the years have flown by. Hearing this man has caused me to rethink going back into training at sixty-four years old.

  • @stevenhampton516
    @stevenhampton516 3 года назад +1

    At what point do you need to get your student pilot medical certificate. do you have to get it before lesson 1 or can you get it after lesson 3, 4, or 5

  • @user-sl9il7xc4p
    @user-sl9il7xc4p 4 года назад +3

    cool~

  • @davidrubaloff5725
    @davidrubaloff5725 2 года назад

    Right, the Discovery Flight in the 80’s

  • @calinutza33
    @calinutza33 4 года назад +2

    Great video , how much does it cost to maintain this little Cessna a year please. ? I have the money to buy one but I do not know if I can afford the maintenance, thank you !

    • @discerningmind
      @discerningmind 4 года назад

      Check the AOPA web site as they publish data for estimated annual costs, and other estimates for people considering an aircraft purchase. www.aopa.org/

  • @josephdupont
    @josephdupont 7 месяцев назад

    Good and bad the trim.
    Really doesn't matter on the session of 150 lik I even landed on the road up in Bear Mountain because of lack of fuel coming from Maine. But yes, the lack of the significance of the trim makes it easier to fly but a bad trainer for future planese it does under 170 TSO like I said I've had one. I've loved it, I miss it and i'd get another one I missed the lack of real range I was always running low on fuel.

  • @mobulusmoby3864
    @mobulusmoby3864 2 года назад

    It would have been nice to see the cockpit...

  • @jairobosch5534
    @jairobosch5534 4 года назад +1

    I would like to get in contact with Robert. He named a friend who happens to be an airplanes broker. He might have a nice, well maintained 150/152/172 for sale I would be interested in.

  • @petercyr3508
    @petercyr3508 4 года назад +2

    You never hear of anyone being killed in a 150.

    • @discerningmind
      @discerningmind 4 года назад

      Isn't it usually twins and high performance singles?

  • @Jeffopar
    @Jeffopar 4 года назад +2

    I wish I fit in a 150. 6’03”

    • @discerningmind
      @discerningmind 4 года назад

      Have you tried fitting in a 152 or 152-II? I think the 1980's was the advent of seats that lower as they're moved backward. That won't help in width though. If it helps, an old air cooled VW Beetle has about the same seat width as a 152. Of course it's probably easier finding a 152 for a test fitment than an old Beetle.

  • @magueyguate
    @magueyguate 3 года назад

    Would you recommend me to buy an airplane to finish my flight training?

    • @mojogrip
      @mojogrip  3 года назад +2

      If you can afford it YES! You'll still have your plane to build time after you get your license

  • @miguelpola9543
    @miguelpola9543 2 года назад +1

    I are a good man i gointo take my ppl u give me.mocionals to aviacion

  • @dtsh4451
    @dtsh4451 2 года назад

    Cessna should bring 150 back🥸

  • @37persian
    @37persian Год назад

    Didn’t show inside the plane ✈️

  • @allenbrininstool7558
    @allenbrininstool7558 Год назад

    Let the plane fly itself

  • @josephdupont
    @josephdupont 7 месяцев назад

    Not enough range

  • @jamesburns2232
    @jamesburns2232 2 года назад +1

    Wait till you have to fill up your fuel tanks with AVGAS again. FJB!

  • @williamdyer3165
    @williamdyer3165 4 года назад +1

    H

  • @shot501
    @shot501 3 года назад +2

    $$$$$$$$$$$

  • @BuckI2Bdad
    @BuckI2Bdad 4 года назад +2

    I’m 55 looking at starting to get my ppl next year after I am debt free.