Ask a Cessna

[c172]

Yup, my moniker on this here forum is an airplane:





Ask a
-man
-Northern European-descended (mostly) yank (FWIW)
-American
-single
-childless
-ex YMCA Christian 
-ex Unitarian Universalist
-atheist
-social democrat
-Independent (I)
-cheap beer enthusiast 
-would-be wino
-soccer fan
-gymnastics fan
-college women's tennis fan
-casual volleyball fan
-dude who is sportsy, but clueless on the Big 4 American sports
-former slammer, dishwasher, front ender, and library assistant
-non-pet-owner
-SLACK-impaired
-former-Zonie
-former-lots of things
-spina bifida patient
-future organ donor
-tiramisu lover
-Spotify-user
-NPR-head
-public radio fan
-survivor, but not thriver, of high school and college
-former student at 4 high schools in tree states
-non animal owner

-and, I'm sure, many more things. Ask away. And may I offer some Girl Scout cookies?

[J a c k]

What did you throw in the crockpot most recently?

[The Valkyrie]

What did you throw in the crockpot most recently?

Old people?

[The Valkyrie]

Cat or dog?

[c172]

Wow. You know what? It's been a while for the crockpot. Like a few months. I think it was something mundane like chicken noodle soup. And tbh, I have had like an ounce of pasta sitting around (not macaroni, something smaller) for several months (I think it's still good), not knowing what to do with it, since I haven't been in an Italian mood in at least a year (besides pizza). I think I might do that this weekend.

Grazzi!

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Cat or dog?

I grew up with cats, and still prefer them, but I'm down with a bullie or pug. But I am without pets.

[GUBU]

What... is the unladen wing speed of a swallow?

[Anomalocaris]

Why aren’t you a piper or cirrus?

[c172]

Mach 1 if he's aiming for my crockpot. Never done swallow noodle soup, though. I'll start a thread for that when I cross that bridge.

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Why aren’t you a piper or cirrus?

Dunno. I just really like C 172's, even though they are so common. Them and any VLJ (very light jet). Commercially, Boeing. I like the 747 and my uncle works there (Seattle area).

[ignoramus]

Time to put your money where your mouth is C!

3 hours in a C172 or 3 hours in a 2 engine piper?

I know the piper pilot would appreciate my eu de cologne de naturale a lot better!

(yeah, I shit my pants easy in small planes lol! It's not like I'm scared of heights or anything, I'm just petrified of hitting the ground really hard!)

[AFTT47]

Why not a C182? Sure, the C172 is more affordable but the C182 is a true 4-person plane. You can actually take off with 4 adults with luggage and travel for hundreds of nautical miles. The C172 is laudably well-mannered and therefore well-suited for use by week-end pilots but it's not suitable for anything other than short joy rides with 4 persons.