What is this bracket looking object on the under wing on left side of the C152 ?
It looks as if the door would hit it if the door was opened ?
2+ years and I have only just noticed it !! (Don’t fly the C152 that much )
it is a door stop/door catch!
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i dont see anything like it on IRL images of c152s of any age, it looks like a low poly pitot tube mounted backwards
weird
ive honestly never taken the c152 out. cant even remember if i even have it?
I have seen it and no, that isn’t the pitot tube.
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I remember them.
Thanks –
It then looks like the JPL C152’s doors do not open all the way !!
and no way can over-inflated OTTO get out of the plane, without first pulling his plug !!
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yeah good catch!
Wow. Started flying 152s and never saw one of those on the real aircraft. I’d be terrified of hitting my head on it when draining the wing sumps. Seems pretty useless since the doors are almost never held open like that where you’d need a stopper. Same in the 172.
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You probably didn’t see it because the door was open against it… Or, somebody hit their head on it, broke it off, and nobody ever replaced it. It’s very likely you just didn’t notice it. It’s not as big as the first picture makes it look.
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My club’s 172 has it, too. We usually don’t “use” it, it’s as useless as the Cessna’s fuel gauge. Either 1 or 0, either it holds the door or it doesn’t but you never know how it got there… You don’t throw an aircraft door open 
Uh, I remembered what happened last time someone tinkered with his inflation system. 
It protects the door from hitting the strut and getting damaged. Whether people throw it open or not, the wind certainly can. Low wing Pipers have them too, and they protect the hinges from damage if a strong breeze catches the door and takes it out of your hand.
They’ve saved me a couple of times on the Warriors I fly.
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Yes …Elaine did an uplifting job …
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