Do you prefer Cessna Aircraft or Piper Aircraft?

Question

http://www.Cessna.com http://www.NewPiper.com

Answer 1

Cessna if I had to choose between the 2, I really want a Cirrus SR22 though
check these bad boys out: http://www.cirrusdesign.com/

Answer 2

Both manufactures have an excellent record as far as reliability and 1930's and 40's versions of these aircraft are still flying daily.
The biggest difference between Cessna and Piper is in the single piston engined models.
Piper has gone to a low wing configuration since the Cherokee and Tomahawk models.
Cessna has stayed with the high wing configuration. Many of the power plants are the same and passenger capacity and cargo capacity are about the same.
I personally like the low wing configuration for visibility and maneuverability. I have talked to others that were just the opposite.

Answer 3

I have flown Cessna 150-172-182-210s and Piper J-3s / PA-28/32s. They're all fun to fly, but I prefer the convenience of the Cessna singles for entry and exit, as well as the air to ground visibility of the high wing as opposed to the low wing Piper.

Given similar horsepower and weather conditions, the Piper does seem to be a few MPH faster than the Cessna, but not a major difference.

Answer 4

I guess it depends what you flew during your training. I trained on Cessnas and prefer them to Pipers. I've flown C150, 172, 182, 185, 210, 310 and 402, Piper Colt, Tomahawk, PA28 (Cherokee/Warrior - various differant engine sizes), Comanche and PA32 (Cherokee 6, Lance & t-tail models). All of the above flown professionally at some stage. I find the PA28 and 32 just don't trim out well due to the lack of a fixed horizontal tail surface, especially in turbulence - they're very hard work compared to the Cessnas. Plus the ease of access on Cessnas compared to Pipers. Having said that, the only time I ever had a landing gear failure was in a C172 (FIXED gear!) - when the right main gear leg sheared off at the mounting point! No damage to the 'plane but it made for an interesting landing!

Answer 5

My preference is not by brand name, but by placement of the wings.
1) The high wings of the Cessna line have less of a dihedral angle, and I find them less stable [in hands-off flying] than the low-wing, higher-dihedral-angle Pipers.
2) I do my flying over large bodies of water. If my plane goes down for ANY reason, guess what hits the water first in a Cessna?
OR: Guess what's underwater when the wings are on the surface?
I'd MUCH rather try my luck with Piper's low wings.

Answer 6

Cessna

Answer 7

Piper. I flew a Cessna for awhile but didn't like it.

Answer 8

Cessna. Was raised flying a 150. Loved that grungy old bird.

Answer 9

Cessna, flew one and it was cool
don't pipers like fall apart alot?

Answer 10

SR-71 BlackBird.