spike wrote:So, you didnt wear a good shirt to the airport today did you ?

LOL. My instructor was nice enough to warn me about the solo shirt thing so I dressed appropriately.

Ah yes.. Insurance. I should have thought of that. I had a hard enough time getting a quote for a C140 and even that wasn't cheap. I guess I should just stick to my original plan with the Cessna and look again in a couple of years. BTW: I soloed today. It went swimmingly. The first landing was ugly ...

I guess it's all relative. I've been looking at C140s in the $24k range with the nice ones being more like $30k. There's a nice looking RV4 on TradeAPlane right now for $39k. If it weren't for the safety issue, it would be a no brainer. Here's the part that I don't follow though: If the Citabria has...

Hey Spike. I just noticed that we're neigbors. I'm in Lovettsville, VA. Most of my training has been at FDK where you have your 172 parked. Small world.

p.s. Sorry about the user name change. I only now created an account.