well... i tried both... on fsx-se (steam edition)
the
old cessna 120 (which has a red cockpit) comes with many textures... and various models (apparently normal, bush, tundra)
its years are noticeable...but it is well modeled...and it has a very good flight modeling. (you can see that it is a payware...somewhat old...but complete)...it has its own sounds, checklist...
8.5/10
the
66´cessna skyline (182K)... is even much better... MUCH BETTER, it has a fully detailed cockpit... I would like to highlight the flight modeling... very "peculiar". all buttons and levers work... you can do the whole procedure from cold and dark, to landing (see checklist).
the only "problem": it only comes with a single painting (texture)..but it's still good. (it would be easy to do repaints)
but the only real "mechanical" problem... is that the propeller control is useless (it comes with one). the others (rpm, and fuel) and all the others work perfectly.
this model (the skyline) competes directly or surpasses the FRENCH-VFR cessna 150 model (or the skysim version)
9/10
(perhaps I misused the words, the frenchvfr-skysim model is excellent, having both models, the small frenchvfr 150 and this medium 182k skylane are very good "brothers")
I know that being freeware models (currently)... I can NOT complain, (rather, thank you for such good gifts)... but I get annoyed (and note that this is something "inherited" from the payware version)... is that the installer is very intrusive- mandatory... it forces you to install it in the simulator.
it is not a container installer where you install it in a temporary folder and then take the folders to the simulator.... it forces you to choose the specific path or it does not install anything. also (almost certainly) leaves some record in the windows registry.
It would bother me that in a new windows (11, or later) I can't even run the installer or it doesn't recognize the simulator.
saludos!