Cessna's were rarely seen in my childhood: almost all aircraft in Hungary were manufactured by the COMECON countries (mostly by Czechoslovakia, Poland and the Sovietunion) back then. Only a few Piper and one Cessna "Skymaster" were used in general aviation. This has changed after the political turn: hundreds of used "western" aircrafts were brought in the country after 1990
Cessna 150
Cessna 152
Cessna 172
Cessna 175
Cessna 177
Cessna 182
Cessna 206
Cessna 207
Cessna 210
Cessna 337
Cessna 421
HA-JDT taking off (although the pitch seems to be rather small) from Budaörs.
HA-SIS, about a few hundred feet away from the previous scene.
HA-SJB at Budaörs (LHBS). This C150 is a bit old, it was made in 1964.
HA-SJT seen at Farkashegy (LHFH) is younger: it was manufactured in 1967.
HA-SJW is a rebuilt C-150. I saw this airplane at Farkashegy for years but now I haven't seen it for a while...
HA-SJZ at Pér (LHPR). Photo: Mr.
Zsolt Pulai.
The
cockpit of this plane
HA-SKF at Budaörs.
HA-SKI in the old (it was built in 1937) hangar at Budaörs.
HA-SLN at Budaörs. Photo: Dóra Kocsis.
The same plane a few hundred meters away...
HA-SLP: this plane is halfway owned by
one of my friends.
The
cockpit of this plane
The same plane doing touch&go's at Farkashegy.
A HA-SUA at Budaörs airfield. As far as I know, the machine has suffered a fatal crash in 2003.
HA-VEU at Siófok-Kiliti (LHSK).
HA-VEW.
HA-CPL, usually seen at Dunakeszi, but photographed this time at Budaörs.
HA-JDQ at Szolnok (LHSS) - an old-school C-152.
The tellingly named HA-PPL at Budaörs.
HA-SJG at Farkashegy. Photo: Sándor Jeszenszky
HA-SJI (1980) in front of a few An-2's at Budaörs.
HA-SJK.
The
cockpit of this plane
HA-SKS.
The same plane photographed from behind.
The
cockpit of the plane
The C172 is the "Volkswagen of the skies", so here is a picture of a Cessna in german registration :-)
What a registration - it's also a name! HA-BOB at Budaörs.
HA-CTD hiding in the crowded hangar at Budaörs.
HA-JDA in Debrecen (LHDC).
HA-JUT at Farkashegy airfield. This plane was destroyed in a fatal crash about a year after this photo was taken.
HA-SJA (172XP from the year 1973).
HA-SJC: this was the first Cessna I ever
flew with.
The
cockpit of this plane
HA-SLJ photographed by Zsolt Pulai Zsolt at Pér (LHPR).
HA-SJN at Budaörs.
HA-SJO under the cloudy skies of Budaörs.
HA-SJX of the MALÉV Aero Club.
HA-SKD freshly repainted at Farkashegy.
HA-SKL in the livery of thr Danubian Aircraft Company.
HA-SKM at Budaörs.
HA-SKN.
The same plane, covered...
HA-SLB.
HA-SLE.
... under construction :)
HA-SLG at Farkashegy.
The same plane wiating to be refueled.
The
cockpit of this plane
HA-SLK.
HA-SLY, owned by a company named NovembAir.
HA-SLZ.
The same plane taxiing.
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cockpit of this plane
HA-SUD at Budaörs.
HA-SVI at Budaörs.
HA-TUA.
HA-TUT at Farkashegy.
HA-VEB in the main hangar at Budaörs.
HA-VEC at an air show by a Zlin Z-142. In the background aerobatics world champion Péter Besenyei performs a show.
HA-VEM.
HA-VEQ in an interesting silver paintwork.
HA-VER.
Designated as the "missing link" between the classic 172 and the stronger 180, this aircraft was only built between 1958 and 62.
Mr. Tibor Olasz took me on a small round trip with his 1961 plane, HA-SAP on my 30th birthday.
The letters "RG" refer to retractable gears. Above: HA-JAS photographed before the old hangar at Budaörs.
The same plane from at another time.
HA-JDU at Farkashegy.
The same plane from a different angle. The C177 is much more comfortable thgan the C172, you have much more space (and the plane's stronger too).
HA-JUV at Mátyásföld.
The same plane at Farkashegy.
The
cockpit of the plane
HA-CTE at Budaörs.
The 1962 HA-JDJ in Esztergom.
HA-JDR in the old hangar at Budaörs.
The same plane to at another time.
HA-SKT at Siófok-Kiliti. On the left you can see the tail of an L-39 of the jet aerobatics team "White Albatroses" of Slovakia.
HA-SLH.
HA-SLM at Dunakeszi (LHDK).
The same plane at Mátyásföld.
HA-TUP at Pér. Photo courtessy of Zsolt Pulai.
HA-VEX at Szeged.
The C206 is like a van under the aircrafts: it's bigger and stronger then the "sedans".
The plane seen above, HA-SKX this time at Farkashegy.
I saw this Stationair in US registration
at Budaörs.
HA-DRA at Budaörs airfield in October 2011.
HA-SKA at Farkashegy.
The same plane from a different point of
view.
The
cockpit of the plane
HA-SKW is an oldtimer from the year 1960.
HA-SKY: this plane has since crashed killing all on board. RIP!
HA-SKZ.
The C337 "Skymaster" is an interesting plane: it has one engine facing forwards and one backwards instead of two engines in a common configuration.
HA-FAA was built in 1975.
The two-engine C421 is very rare sight here...
It was waiting to be repainted when I photographed it at Farkashegy.
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