While the Cessna marketing department called it the Businessliner, with pictures of men in grey flannel suits, briefcases and smart hats, the type was used extensively in the backcountry, including Alaska.

The simple drag flaps may not have given it an edge in STOL, although the power/weight of the 195 was respectable.

As the price of the 180/185/206 types continues to rise, the round engine 195 - some acceptable versions costing not much more than a nice 170B - suggests there may be a time when it is rediscovered as a good backcountry cruiser/hauler, and not a gentle giant of the vintage scene.

In its heyday pilots must have been able to keep the tailwheel nicely between the main legs, and the population of competent tailwheel pilots continues to increase. A careful learning programme to get up to speed on a 190/195 (long smooth grass field, low wind limits and building from there) can’t be impossible to devise.

Clyde Cessna would be turning in his grave at the thought of a nice Super Cub comfortably exceeding in value a well maintained, if not pristine, 195. Interestingly, he himself preferred the 190 over the 195.

Learning of some real experiences operating this icon in the backcountry would make a great article/thread.

A bit more effort would have brought up this earlier thread

https://backcountrypilot.org/forum/cess ... untry-1407

...am guessing this might be a resurrection item.

L18C-95 wrote:.
In its heyday pilots must have been able to keep the tailwheel nicely between the main legs,

Maybe in its hayday but not in the days since. There was a version of castoring mains.

Also, my uncle knew a guy who made a living repairing the gear boxes in 190/195s.

It was he who gave me my first ride in one. I was just a teen who loved planes and had only been in an airplane a couple of times.

I actually arrived that day with the opinion that 190/195s were hideous. One high speed pass down the grass runway and I was a believer.

Clyde Cessna would be turning in his grave at the thought of a nice Super Cub comfortably exceeding in value a well maintained, if not pristine, 195. Interestingly, he himself preferred the 190 over the 195.

Curious why that was.

I agree, if you love rounds engines (and I do) it would be a cool purchase. Or maybe a Fairchild F24