You're authorized to fly single engine piston planes that aren't taildraggers, aren't complex, and aren't over 200hp since you're a private pilot. Unless his insurance requires a checkout (by a CFI) you'll be good to fly it when he's comfortable with you flying it.
The 152 will feel like a 172 with power steering on the controls, I have a feeling you'll like it
Did your "friend" also offer to put you on his insurance policy as an additional insured (not just a "named pilot" or meeting the "open pilot waiver" clause)? If not, and you pranged his plane, you could be on the hook for the whole value of the plane plus any third party injury/damage resulting.
Two people can fit in a C152 at the same time?
Two people can fit in a C152 at the same time?
Me @ 200# and my (160#) CFI couldn't make the W&B balance work with a decent amount of fuel. IIRC we could do it with about 1hr on board.
If Henning meant that there are no FAA regulations against this, I'd agree. But to say "it's all good" might be misconstrued to mean there are no safety or insurance issues, either, and as discussed above, there are several of those.
His "open pilot waiver" clause does not cover anyone but him. It merely keeps his insurance in force while a pilot who meets those requirements flies the plane, and it provides no protection whatsoever for that other pilot. The only way his policy will provide anything for you is if you become an additional insured on his policy. Otherwise, if your non-owned policy provides only $5000 coverage, then if you prang his plane, his company will pay him the full value of the aircraft, and then subrogate against you for that full amount. Your insurance company will pay the first $5000 of that, but you will be on the hook personally for the rest.
...or very far laterally, either, unless you're taking off with more fuel than max gross weight would likely allow with over 420 lb in the cabin.I train in a 150. I am 220 lbs, and my CFI is around 200.
Let's just say I never leave my airports airspace out the top
Ron is absolutely right with his comment. Unless he has a very unusual policy, the "open pilot warranty" is a promise by the owner to the insurance company that he will not allow someone with less than certain requirements to act as PIC of the airplane. Break the promise and the insurer doesn't have to pay a claim.
There are 152s with height adjustment in the seat?
Not AFAIK, but to add to the other advice... from experience I will advise you of two key differences between the 152 and 172: don't ever "chop and drop" it coming over the fence, and don't be sloppy turning base to final. 152s are very capable 2-seaters, and fun and easy to fly, but that wing is a bit less forgiving than the 172. A 152 won't glide, float, or forgive sloppy footwork the way a 172 will.
You can put anything you want in your logbook, but the FAA can then use it as evidence of a violation of 14 CFR 61.51, and any prospective aviation employer would probably view it as evidence of lack of good judgement and a cavalier attitude towards official records, so it would probably be a really bad idea to do so.
Could be a good time too to practice recovering from unusual attitudes using your feet on the yoke only! You never know when you could be in that position, right?
