Posted: 5/25/2026 7:16:32 PM EDT
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100% of hours are in either a Piper archer/cherokee or a arrow. Looking at getting a Zenith STOL 750 with a stick How much of a learning curve is that from those that have done both? Doesn't "seem" like it would be that bad, but....... |
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Totally intuitive. You won't have any problems. I went from a Cherokee 140 to my Just Aircraft Trilander with no issues. Obviously get some dual time with the owner or an instructor, but you won't even have to think about it once you push the throttle forward for your first take-off. P.S. I looked at the ZenAir's before I found out the Just Aircraft factory was in my AO. Enjoy & be safe! |
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It's way easier than the other way around, and it's not bad either way. I had some time in 152s and then went to Diamond Katanas and with a stick it was like the plane was reading my mind. IMO it's a lot easier to adjust trim with a stick due to better feel, but that could just be how tight the controls were in the planes I flew. |
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You probably won’t even notice after about 10 minutes of flight. If you’re already going to a stick, maybe you should just go all in and get an airplane with the wheels in the right places! 
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Originally Posted By erud: You probably won’t even notice after about 10 minutes of flight. If you’re already going to a stick, maybe you should just go all in and get an airplane with the wheels in the right places! Thanks to all for the replies, I sincerely appreciate it. If your referring to a taildragger though, that is a different step for a different day. It just seems to be overly hard for not accomplishing anything more than a standard (to me tire in the front is standard) layout for what I will be doing. I can see advantages to it, but for my idea of what I am going to do, it is that old "juice isn't worth the squeeze". |
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I would go from a 172 to a Diamond DA-40 often, and it was no problem. In fact, the control forces were so smooth and light in the Diamond, that it became my preferred rental because it was such a joy to fly. The 172 controls had more friction built into them, but that's what you get when you have a lot of cable and pulleys and no pushrods. If only the Diamond were cheaper to rent. 
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Originally Posted By tooldforthis: Thanks to all for the replies, I sincerely appreciate it. If your referring to a taildragger though, that is a different step for a different day. It just seems to be overly hard for not accomplishing anything more than a standard (to me tire in the front is standard) layout for what I will be doing. I can see advantages to it, but for my idea of what I am going to do, it is that old "juice isn't worth the squeeze". Originally Posted By tooldforthis: Originally Posted By erud: You probably won’t even notice after about 10 minutes of flight. If you’re already going to a stick, maybe you should just go all in and get an airplane with the wheels in the right places! Thanks to all for the replies, I sincerely appreciate it. If your referring to a taildragger though, that is a different step for a different day. It just seems to be overly hard for not accomplishing anything more than a standard (to me tire in the front is standard) layout for what I will be doing. I can see advantages to it, but for my idea of what I am going to do, it is that old "juice isn't worth the squeeze". I make a living in a stick - tailwheel. On the rare occasion I get in something with a yoke - nosewheel it’s just another airplane. I think the difficulty transitioning is way overblown. |