This came as a surprise to me....

[Fozzer]

..a dinky little aeroplane with a big 3/4 million price tag!

New Cessna TTx...>>> http://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft/pisto ... Njc1MzE1S0

Need very deep pockets!

Paul... ...!

http://www.cessna.com/single-engine/cessna-ttx

[Fishbed7701]

Looks like a Cirrus inside and out, minus that telltale Cessna vertical stabilizer!

[MASABI TROOPER]

It really looks like a Cirrus...................
Trooper

[Jayhawk Jake]

Looks like a Cirrus inside and out, minus that telltale Cessna vertical stabilizer!

It should actually look more like a Columbia 400, Cessna purchased the Columbia line years ago, this is an evolution of that airplane.

[Fozzer]

For me....brought up on a selection of; "high wing" Cessnas,... .... it really was quite a surprise to see a new; "low wing" baby Cessna.... ....!

It looks very smart....but its certainly a lot more expensive than a second-user Cessna 150/152 Trainer!... ....!

Paul... ...!

Waiting for a free-ware Flight Sim (FS 2004) version of the TTx now....it could be fun!

[Hagar]

Waiting for a free-ware Flight Sim (FS 2004) version of the TTx now....it could be fun!

In the meantime try the Cirrus SR22 here -->http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=FSX+%2FFS9+Cirrus+SR-22&x=14&y=11

[Fozzer]

Waiting for a free-ware Flight Sim (FS 2004) version of the TTx now....it could be fun!

In the meantime try the Cirrus SR22 here -->http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=FSX+%2FFS9+Cirrus+SR-22&x=14&y=11

Ta, Doug...!

Parked up my Cessna 150 Aerobat for a while while I try my new Cirrus out... ...!

..and its still a Tricycle, so no problems there!... ...!

Paul... ...!

[garryrussell]

Looks like a Cirrus to me too.

I'm not very clued up on light aircraft an if I was asked what it was I'd come out with a few suggestions but would never have thought of Cessna.

A Cessna is a Cessna and the single have always looked like variations of a theme.

I'd never had got this one

[Fozzer]

Looks like a Cirrus to me too.

I'm not very clued up on light aircraft an if I was asked what it was I'd come out with a few suggestions but would never have thought of Cessna.

A Cessna is a Cessna and the single have always looked like variations of a theme.

I'd never had got this one

Enormously expensive, (3/4 mill $) if aimed as a low-wing Cessna Trainer!... ...!

It would be interesting to contemplate what a brand-new, sensibly priced/equipped, direct equivalent, to the venerable high-wing Cessna 150/152 Trainer, would cost in today's money?

I've always felt safe, suspended under that high-wing Umbrella!.... ...!

Paul.... ...!

Paul.

[wifesaysno]

The cost is pretty normal for modern aircraft. That said, the Columbia line had a lot of problems in its past. Only time will tell if Cessna can get it working.

Best of luck to them!

Adam

[MASABI TROOPER]

The first visual impact ant it´s flying skills are going to determinate part of it´s success..................very nice aircraft.

Trooper

[Fozzer]

Now that the dear old, faithful, Cessna 150/152 Trainer for the various flying clubs is getting bit long in the tooth now, (and maybe running out of time), and could be purchased for the same price as a quality motor car at one time, I wonder what equivalent, low-cost, practical trainer aircraft will take its place?

The Cessna TTx looks far too expensive to me!... ...!

Paul.... ...!

[Jayhawk Jake]

Now that the dear old, faithful, Cessna 150/152 Trainer for the various flying clubs is getting bit long in the tooth now, (and maybe running out of time), and could be purchased for the same price as a quality motor car at one time, I wonder what equivalent, low-cost, practical trainer aircraft will take its place?

The Cessna TTx looks far too expensive to me!... ...!

Paul.... ...!

Old 172s mostly. Or any number of light sports, like Pipistrels.

New 172s still sell fairly well to flight schools considering their price, and Cessna still makes a bunch of them so over time the price will become reasonable on the used market

The TTx is far from a trainer, it's a high performance single. The fastest prodution single piston money can buy, so you certainly don't want anew pilot in one!

[Fozzer]

Now that the dear old, faithful, Cessna 150/152 Trainer for the various flying clubs is getting bit long in the tooth now, (and maybe running out of time), and could be purchased for the same price as a quality motor car at one time, I wonder what equivalent, low-cost, practical trainer aircraft will take its place?

The Cessna TTx looks far too expensive to me!... ...!

Paul.... ...!

Old 172s mostly. Or any number of light sports, like Pipistrels.

New 172s still sell fairly well to flight schools considering their price, and Cessna still makes a bunch of them so over time the price will become reasonable on the used market

The TTx is far from a trainer, it's a high performance single. The fastest prodution single piston money can buy, so you certainly don't want anew pilot in one!

Pipistrel.

Interesting!...>>> http://www.pipistrel.si/plane/sinus/overview

Haven't come across one yet, so far...

It always seems a shame that Cessna dropped the 2-seater 150/152 Trainers. They were perfectly balanced for the job and very popular with everyone....(172= nose-heavy, thirsty, and expensive for the job)!

Just installed this for my FS 2004...Sinus Motorglider....>>> http://simviation.com/fs2004props100.htm

To give it a try-out.... ...!

(Not a very good all round view, including rearward, compared to a 150/152!)

Paul.... ...!

[logjam]

While the Cessna TTX might look like a Cirrus, I doubt it can equal the overall performance of the SR22. I actually owned an early SR20 (4 cyl Lycoming), full glass cockpit 4 place and swore it would kick the pants off the Cessna 172 trainers. At less than $200,000 complete with training schedule, a bargain at the time. Yes it had its problems, but they are all sorted out now with the Latest SR22. Worst problem was wing icing on the composite wing surface giving cause to quite a few parachute deployments. I doubt even a brand new Cirrus SR22 would cost anywhere near ¾ mill.