Cessna 350 and 400

[youngfart40]

Hey! isnt this the Lancair? Cheaters!!!

[capiluis]

@youngfart40 Lancair sold the project Columbia 350 and 400 to cessna in 2006

[dua0001]

do a roll, loop and some inverted flight and ill be impressed

[Daniel7681]

I think I would prefer being in the co-pilot seat, seeing as I'm right handed...

[sparkin88]

@Daniel7681 Most of the time you fly with your left hand on the controls of all aircraft, even if it has a yoke. Right hand if for engine controls

[danaeromodels1]

nice

[SJB173]

kinda sounds like the budlight guy

[chris5812341234]

i think it is more comfortable than a mooney though

[lucabrasi1337]

For the money, I'm thinking low time used Malibu.

[zuludelta100]

Side stick looks uncomfortable but from the comments below everyone recommends it, so must be a nice feature.

[davidameyers]

Side stick is sweet. With a yoke, your brain works on one axis (in and out) or the other (right and left). With a stick, it is much more natural to apply inputs over all axes as needed without hesitation. The steering wheel type control sucks by comparison. Besides that, I always fly with my left hand even when forced to fly a plane with a yoke. Composite planes are also quieter. Vibration & noise is minimized because composite doesn't share harmonics with the engine. Used 350's only cost $250K.

[BVON7900]

from a mechanics point of view, I would rather work on a 400 than a mooney any day. The 400 could still use some design refinements but over all is a great airplane

[amznrnfrst]

haha it has redundant features...

[cff121]

It's a great airplane - but for $630,000?????? That's obscene!!!!!

[Aviationsim4862]

@cff121 Agreed, just like the Cirrus only has the Cessna name.

[scanietto]

bellissimo !!!!! ......ghe se propio spetaculare

[ljackso]

I am not sure I would like the side stick? Being right handed it might be confusing and awkward.

[gt5004life]

My dad went from Boeing to Airbus and got used to it pretty fast..

[atvmaster281]

Not at all i am right handed an i have no problem

[cff121]

Sidestick control is not difficult to transition to. It's actually a little more comfortable than a yoke and (I think) a little safer - no chance of its motion being blocked by kneeboards, checklists, etc. Also a little sportier - feels more like a military fighter than your typical GA 'bugsmasher'.

[karpy10]

@ljackso I agree, but come to think about it when i fly my c150 my right hand stays on the throttle most of the time anyway, so maybe it would not be that awkward. : /

[timsterNY]

@ljackso You fly with your left hand and the have your right on the throttle in all airplanes.

[GMTK11]

kinda ugly plane but it looks very comftorbal

[peanuts2105]

Is it as good as the Mooney?

[katana1150]

Really depends on whether you like apples or oranges!

[cff121]

Well, they're definitely not as fast as Mooneys, can't outclimb a Mooney, don't have near the range of a Mooney, and use more fuel than a Mooney (This all assumes a new Mooney Acclaim Type S). Of course that's by the numbers. The Corvalis may be more maneuverable than the Mooney - perhaps even a little tougher structurally - and may have better flying characteristics than the Mooney. Having flown Mooneys but not a Cessna 350/400, I can't comment on this.

[ljackso]

@peanuts2105 : Much more room than the Mooney. I like it better because is is just as fast and no retracting gear to worry about. Better visibility also. IMHO.

[b101aa2]

sheesh, the 350 and 400 are carbon copies of the Lancair.... Except cost almost twice as much, no retractable gear, and more then 50 kt less cruise speed....

[katana1150]

Well Lancair was the Parent company to Columbia Aircraft untill Cessna bought them in mid 2008. Soo... it only makes sense that the the (now)cessna 350 and 400 share very close ties to Lancair aircraft. Only difference is the 350 and 400 are fully certifed aircraft whereas the Lancairs are still listed as experimental!

[lunchbag08]

awsome plane

[maqen]

The Cessna (Columbia) 400 is the best single prop today

[capiluis]

agreed

[Ganonman2]

also the fastest fixed gear

[capiluis]

cool