Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.
Today’s Top Pick is a 1976 Cessna 150M.
Cessna’s 150 has long been a paragon of minimalist aviation, much like the Piper J-3 Cub of the preceding generation and many light sport models available today. It has everything you need to get airborne and rack up hours and nautical miles, but usually not many extra comforts and conveniences.
Like learning to drive in an old Volkswagen Beetle, training in a 150 during the 1960s and ’70s meant you were well-prepared to fly just about anything else.
Today, demand for the 150 and its 152 successor is on the rise in part because these airplanes are economical alternatives to new light sport and experimental models, and larger certified aircraft on the used market. For pilots who typically travel solo or with a companion, a 150 can be the most efficient choice. The aircraft for sale today adds the appeal of enhanced power and other modifications that improve its backcountry capability.
This 1976 Cessna 150 has 4,813 hours on the airframe, 845 hours on its 160 hp Lycoming O-320 D1A engine since it was installed brand-new in 1994, and 830 hours since new on its Sensenich propeller. The aircraft is equipped with oversize tires and a Petersen Auto Fuel STC. Its VFR panel includes basic flight and engine instruments and a nav/com radio.
Pilots who have always wondered how a Cessna 150 would perform with a 172’s engine and those interested in an economical two-place piston single that is ideal for training, time building, or travel should consider this 1976 Cessna 150M, which is available for $64,500 on AircraftForSale.
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