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Never Again: Crossing Charlie

AOPA Never Again

English - July 02, 2012 20:57 - 9 minutes - 8.84 MB - ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
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In 1985 I had purchased a low-time creampuff 1955 Cessna 180. N9370C was based at Camarillo Airport, roughly halfway between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, California. The 180 Skywagon is slightly bigger than its counterpart, the Cessna 170, but flies as well with no bad habits. The big 225-horsepower Continental up front provides great performance, and I suspect it will lift just about anything you can stuff in its cabin.