I am in AKT's camp and some others on this. Sometimes in life you have to just say "screw it" and go for it. You are only young and single once. Especially how young you are and have someone to bank roll you. Yes the 180 is harder to fly than a cub or 140 but it is a mind set. Myself and other family members learned to in a 180 because that is what we had. I am not going to say it was the welcome wagon because there were some very tough days. In the end it was worth it.

The plane you are looking at is real nice. If we were in the market for a early 180 that would be the one I would focus on. We bought a '55 180 from Indy and had a good experience with them. Make sure you get a good prebuy done.

Good luck and have fun.

Couple quick notes. A 172 and 180 are the same fuselage I'm pretty sure. So if you don't fit in a 172, you're not gonna fit in a 180 much better I don't think. 130 kts or miles? Either way, 130 and under 10 Gph is a very tall order.
I love my 180 though!

Always fun to help someone spend their money. I say compromise and find a 180hp 170, 172 or Cherokee. They can burn 8-10 GPH without much effort. Or how about a 195HP Skyhawk XP? But, If you can really afford to buy and maintain a 180 and fly it 500 hours a year then go for it.

Nice 180. Since money doesn't seem to be an issue for you....go for it.

When I was 21 I flew our '57 0-300 172 all over the place. Life was good. Life is still good.

I'm curious why you are in a computer science tech school though? If you want to be in aviation perhaps you should move to the avionics side and part of your training can be putting your avionics in your C-180.

Also, if fitting in the plane is a concern, you should be looking at a later C-182 or a 205 or 206. They are about 6" wider.

Tim

6'7" I though you where standing on a stool in your avatar photo!

6'-7"!? Wide body 182!

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