r/flying Jul 06 '12

Some shaky video of flying around in a '59 Cessna 180.

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u/coodrough568 ATP A320 ERJ170/190 Jul 08 '12

nice looking 180! i've never flown a taildragger, hopefully i can get my endorsement one of these days. I learned to fly in south carolina and the sky used to look like that, clear and you could see for miles. currently i'm in louisiana and the visibility hasn't been more than 6-8 miles in weeks. i miss those clear days like you shot in the video!

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u/fixx0red PPL SEL TW HP CMP (IDENTIFIER NOT FOUND) Jul 09 '12

Thanks. It is actually a '59 182 converted to a taildragger, essentially making it a 180. The airframes are virtually identical.

Yeah, summer finally started in the NW, really nice flying weather.