10 Most Forgiving Personal Airplanes

Unlike cars, airplanes behave as differently as they look, airplanes are not created equal, and this can be especially true for trainers. Your trainer can make or break you as a student pilot. If you get into one that is too complex, and not forgiving enough, you may be inclined to give up on flying altogether, because it will give you the impression that flying is too dangerous. However, a more forgiving easier to fly airplane can give you the confidence you need to achieve your aviation dreams. So, what are the easiest and most forgiving aircraft to fly? Please find out in this video.
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[generalrendar]

The panthera can recover on command from a stall spin at max gross weight. I don’t know another aircraft that can do that. Even 10 spins in a row!

[mindlesspear]

There’s a 172N at my school that has an upgraded 180 horsepower engine and it literally wont stall unless you have the power completely at idle and pitch up at 35 degrees, there’s enough torque at idle you will just be in a nice descent all the way up till 30 degrees AOT. Absolutely love it cause its the fastest trainer we have for one of the lowest cost per hour lol

[JERios-wvlx]

Bristel B23 is my favorite from this list; Good for training and also reasonable priced!!!

[salomonruiz]

2:33 shows a bonanza instead of the pa28 lol

[Peacewind]

Literally all my favourite make this list. I did all my PPL training in a C152, so its close to my heart. VERY forgiving of mistakes.

For anyone who's never flown a DA40... try it at LEAST once. One thing I will note about it is if you accidentally take off with flaps up instead of T/O, it'll still fly, just at a reduced angle of climb. Same with landing. You'll land a LOT flatter than with flaps LDG. Full flaps on an approach feels a bit like a controlled crash lol. Also a DA40 stall... you essentially fall like a piece of paper. There is no nose drop or wing drop.

[Artty-flul]

I like the Panthera bro! I'll take one black with yellow racing stripes. I'll learn to fly later.

[brndnh]

I'm confused why isn't the Sport Cruiser mentioned in these videos?

[kevincaruthers]

So Cessna 150, 172, and 182.
I'm sensing a trend here.
:D

[omorin]

I live in the high desert. Very windy and mountainous. For certified aircraft I chose the PA-28 235. I have landed in some pretty crazy wind, no issues. These planes are very easy to land.

[bikersoncall]

4:38 I think everyone likes the
Panthera, I do, but it needs more
sun coverage, more shade.

[simonmouer]

Something I like to consider for a personal airplane is the lowest stall speed in a landing, coupled with a high continuous top speed. The lower the landing stall is, the safer the airplane will be for off-airport landings. And he higher the top continuous speed is, the more useful the aircraft is for going places. So I would be looking at the ratio of top continuous speed to landing stall speed.

The plane currently having the best of those characteristics appears to be the Risen, a two-seater composite LSA certified in the EU (but not in the US). It has a landing stall speed of 35 knots, and a top speed around 180 knots. So the ratio would be 180/35 = 5.14. Most light aircraft are only going to have a ratio around 3.0. The Risen also has a Rotax engine that can use automotive fuel, an a ballistics parachute. The downside is that in todays inflationary economy, it is a $200, 000 plane -- out of reach of most of us with moderate means. And being a two-seater. it isn't a family airplane -- more like owning a motorcycle that you ride solo, or occasionally with a friend.

[bikersoncall]

9:12 DA 42 ''The Safest..''
12:55 Cirrus SR22 ''in terms of safety,
in a class all it's own''.
🤪

[rmorgan]

Diamond is beautiful but is way underpowered for the cost!! The ASTRO needs to be upgraded to higher horsepower!!

[gregorybrown]

How the heck is there not an Ercoupe on this list? 😮

[jrcolmena]

I'm learning to fly on a cub, not easy at all, don't have a clue whats going on around me when flaring... hopefully I'll get there

[discovertree]

Once again the Socata TB20 gets overlooked by the GA community. Best plane bang for the buck on the market.

[velavanlaack]

Love the diamond, but good luck getting the parts

[Glicksman]

C-152 is very forgiving, easy to fly, and confidence-building. As said, it is, however, more than sung for two full-sized adults. It was apparently designed for pilots weighing around 160 lbs. Know any adult males that small?
Cherokees are comfortable and have good performance. Very forgiving easy to fly. Safe and sure. The best trainer IMO.
Cubs are classic and lots of fun. They do require pilot skills when landing beyond Cherokees, however.
172 is much like a Cherokee as a trainer but is snugger in the cockpit. Its high wing is good for ground observation but gets in the way in a turn in the pattern.
DA-40 is a great airplane and my personal choice for a trainer along with the Cherokee.

[michaelksiezopolski]

OK, nice list of planes available in the USA mostly. Panther should not be there in my opinion, however, there are interesting training planes outside of the USA but well known in the USA as well. For example, Polish-made PZL 104 Wilga as primary trainer plane, classic configuration, STOL commonly used to launch gliders or win international precision flying competitions. From Czechoslovakia and now Czech Republic Zlin 42/142/242 series. Perfect tricycles trainer with aerobatics capability. It is as forgiving as C-152 or Wilga. Now let go east: Russia and its Yak 18 (among the others) Easy to fly trainer with aerobatic capabilities and some extras. Also very forgiving and extremely easy to fly. All of these planes are available in the USA and Canada. In few flying colleges in Canada Zlin is being used as a basic trainer! That raises the question: Why none of these machines were included in your list? Pather, DA62, C182 are not typical trainers for new pilots yet Wilga, Zlin, or Yak 18 are!
There are many trainer aircraft worldwide available that could be included on this list, why don't you do the 10 best World Wide trainer aircraft not necessarily used as Trainers in the USA?

[ZZstaff]

I learned to fly in a 1946 Aeronca Chief with a 60h.p. engine [no starter], it spun easily was loud and very cold in the winter. There were more differences in the Piper 28 series than you stated, except for cruse speed the Piper 140 was inferior to the Warrior III regarding ease of use because of the wing on the latter. 300 horsepower engines were not in the Piper 28 series, it seems that you lumped all single engine Piper PA-24, 27, 28, 32 and 38. May be you consider a 300h.p. Cherokee 6 a trainer. Cessna, didn't like the 150/152, they were noisy, small and slow, the 172 was okay, however I preferred a Piper Warrior III. The Panthera is a completely different animal and is most likely not considered a training aircraft for new student pilots by most people and FBOs, they cost a fortune and good luck finding a factory made model. I gave up covering your video at this point, it is after 12:00 a.m. here.