I thought that Title may raise a few eyebrows I'm getting close to taking the Van's plunge but am still a little undecided about the -4, -6/-7. I was leaning towards the -6/-7 just because of the seating configuration but after thinking about things for awhile here are my thoughts.
I'm mostly going to go out flying solo, buzz the fields, do acro, smoke (airplane.... not me) and the occasional 2-up X country. The side by side seating is nice for the passenger but how often is that really going to be. I had to ask myself. I'll likely have that right seat empty most of the time and as a result I'm flying in a wider fuse plane than necessary.
So that brings me to my title. For those who have flown X country with a passenger in the rear of your -4, how did they do ? I know I've been green a time or two in the rear seat of a 172, jammed down in that little seat. And I can't get image out of my mind. I surely don't want to subject my wife to that.
So I'm looking for some honest opinions as this may very well sway my decision away from the -6's.
Is the rear seat cramped, nauseating, lousy view, hot, louder, rougher, etc...... or really not that bad.
Thanks for the input,
Darren
I'm mostly going to go out flying solo, buzz the fields, do acro, smoke (airplane.... not me) and the occasional 2-up X country. The side by side seating is nice for the passenger but how often is that really going to be. I had to ask myself. I'll likely have that right seat empty most of the time and as a result I'm flying in a wider fuse plane than necessary.
So that brings me to my title. For those who have flown X country with a passenger in the rear of your -4, how did they do ? I know I've been green a time or two in the rear seat of a 172, jammed down in that little seat. And I can't get image out of my mind. I surely don't want to subject my wife to that.
So I'm looking for some honest opinions as this may very well sway my decision away from the -6's.
Is the rear seat cramped, nauseating, lousy view, hot, louder, rougher, etc...... or really not that bad.
Thanks for the input,
Darren