Flying the Junker

Not the Junkers JU-86, mind you.....just a 1969 Cessna 172K. After many hours in the DA40, it is a big difference to strap on the narrow aluminum airframe of the cessna. I really miss the visibility, but I'm extremely comfortable with the flight characteristics of the 172. It's really a good airplane. I logged 2.1hrs in that ol' familiar aircraft yesterday, flying up to Youngstown to take the DA40 up to Winner Aviation for the 200HR check. I took off before Dad, and was about 3-4 miles off the end of the runway as he took off in the DA40. We flew at the same altitude, and it took him about 20-30 miles before he caught up with me and passed me. We were chatting in the air, Dad was getting 116kts ground speed and I was only getting about 102kts. Needless to say, I was second on final at Youngstown. The visibility was great and CAK approach was friendly - thanks guys! I picked up three full stop landings, including a nice slipped approach, so I'm current for the next 90 days.