High wing Cessna - you opinions appreciated

[kiki]

I fly way too little these days. When I do, I usually use one of these: QW Avro/RJ, DC-3 by Manfred Jahn , C185 or A36 by Carenado. What I would like to have (in order to fly more...) is a high wing non-taildragger (C172, C182?) for better visibility. I am not willing to pay what A2A asks, no matter how good their Cessnas are. So, please, tell me what would be the second best option for me?

[hairyspin]

Piglet's OV-10 has rather good visibility and is interesting to fly. It's not quite a Cessna, mind you, but is a current favourite of mine.

[Timmy74]

Kiki,

Maybe look at Carenado's Cessna 172, 182, 182RG, 150 or even Alabeo's C172RG Cutlass II, C177 Cardinal II or C207 Skywagon. The latter being quite nice models.

I hope this helps?

Cheers,
Tim.

[DaveWG]

Carenado 337 maybe?

[DaveB]

I'd probably go with the Carenado 337 too. While I have around 85% of what Carenado have produced, I only have the B200 and 337 installed at the moment and the 337 is the only one I always have installed. Lovely model, great sounds and it goes like stink. It often appears in sales too which is when I got mine Quite a few repaints for it but not as many as the others (though you'd not expect there to be).
ATB
DaveB

[Paul Anderson]

Maybe:
freeware Auster Autocrat, C150L, C152, Icon A5
payware Carenado C182RG, LHC Piper (Tri) Pacer

[dhasdell]

Just Flight did a rather nice free Cessna 152, which I still enjoy a lot. I think it is still available if you subscribe to their newsletter.
http://www.justflight.com/microsoft-c152

[guzzi]

Pannon Wings Design Team Zlin Z-142 and Z43 are very nice freeware aircraft - although low wing - search avsim.
Craig Richardson may have something for you over at http://www.classicwings.net/.
Fravin's C150 - http://frenchvfr.free.fr/download.ph...tconfig=0&id=1

[Astoroth]

Carenado's Cessna 206 is my favorite high wing. Multiple options, including a cargo pod, wheel spats, amphib version.

[jmbiii]

I have had quite a bit of low & slow in this one from OzX.

http://aussiex.org/forum/index.php?/...eabird-seeker/

[wombat666]

The A2A Cessna C172R Skyhawk and C182T Skylane, Carenado CT206H Stationair HD and C337 Skymaster all get plenty of my flight time around Australia.
I do like the C377 Skymaster as it is quick and a twin, very useful flying the Outback.
Looks good as well.

[jandmbear]

Carenado C337, Carenado 206, Alabeo 207, Alabeo Cessna 195. Those are all great high wing planes. Don't completely count out A2A Cessnas though. Sometimes they go on sale. That's how I got the A2A Cherokee and C182...for $15 less than regular price

[txnetcop]

Absolutely in love with Carenado 207 and 152. I have flown both in RL and find them to similar in flight characteristics. If I had the money I would get the A2A 172

[William Njurmi]

As real as A2A and cheaper; Aerosoft Wilga, Dornier Do27 and Bronco.

[kiki]

Thanks everyone. So many options, Cessnas and non-Cessnas. Hmmm...

172 Rg, 337, 206, 207 - it's a hard choice, which might have been best simulated? 150/152 might be to slow for me. 177 don't have any kind of autopilot, does it.

OV-10, Zlin, Auster, Tri Pacer...Perhaps... Offerings from Aersoft are great, but I'll exclude traildraggers.

That still leaves me quite many great options.

[Portia911]

. . . and if you take a little longer to decide, this one might be available too:
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...ersion-project

[sidler]

How about a Bushawkxp? The ultimate bush plane.

[ThinkingManNeil]

I have had quite a bit of low & slow in this one from OzX.

http://aussiex.org/forum/index.php?/...eabird-seeker/

I love the Seabird Seeker; great airplane. Just wish the chap who'd done it had included a pilot figure; looks so odd flying about without one.

As for a high wing Cessna, the Carenado C-152 is very good, as is Didier Lagaffe's C-150L and C-150K. For a comparable low wing aircraft my personal favourite is Alabeo's Piper PA38 Tomahawk II; very nicely modeled.

That's my two cents...

N.

[kiki]

It looks like I will go with OV-10 or one of the Cessnas.

there are not too many civilian repaints for the OV available, though.

172 Rg, 337, 206, 207 - it's a hard choice, which might have been best simulated?

177 don't have any kind of autopilot, does it.

How would you comment these?

. . . and if you take a little longer to decide, this one might be available too:
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...ersion-project

If none of the above won't come for sale, I might do just that. It sure looks promising and can't be far away from the release.

[dhasdell]

The Just Flight JF Insider Cessna 152 which I suggested earlier, with a repaint:

[jmbiii]

I love the Seabird Seeker; great airplane. Just wish the chap who'd done it had included a pilot figure; looks so odd flying about without one. N.

Yes, I agree...., but if you stay in the cockpit, 'where ever you go there you are' ! + it is free and has an autopilot.

[Ferry_vO]

I will add the Carenado Cessna CT210 Centurion to the list as well, also because it is the only high wing Cessna I have... It is a fun aircraft though with the ability to go a bit higher and faster than the regular 172,182 or 206.



And if you want something to go low and slow, have great visibility and it doesn't have to be a Cessna, you can't beat the free Classic wings Edgley Optica: