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How Your Seat Notches Can Allow for More Fuel By Seán G. Dwyer “Granddad, what is this?” asked my...
Read MoreThese webinars total hours of advice from the Piper Owner Society Editorial Board, led by Aviation Director Scott Sherer. Also featuring longtime pilot and electrical engineer Jim "Griff" Griffin, these advice videos feature tips from longtime pilot and CFI Mike Jones, avionics consultant Bob Hart, insurance and business expert Scott "Sky" Smith, and more.
For ease of watching, we have broken these videos into 3 parts. There are no downloads available of this content. Important links and documents needed are provided within the posts themselves.
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A sampling of quotes from this first webinar.
“Buying (an airplane) is not as hard as dealing with it in the first few years. It expensive enough buying a 40 or 50 year old airplane. Those first few years are even more challenging.” -Scott Sherer
“In the last three years of aircraft ownership, a lot of people stop maintaining their aircraft. And that creates a problem. I would always recommend getting a pre-purchase inspection. And you can’t do it with the mechanic who’s already maintaining the airplane. You can’t go to a mechanic who you both know. You need to go to somebody who’s trained in that model of aircraft but has not seen it before.” -Scott Sherer
“Fuel is going to be biggest expense. We ran about 83% of our expense being fuel, and that was through two engine cycles.” -Jim Griffin
“Be prepared to spend 25% of the cost of purchasing your plane on maintenance. -Scott Sherer
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by Piper Owner Staff | Mar 16, 2023 | Become a Better Pilot | 0
How Your Seat Notches Can Allow for More Fuel By Seán G. Dwyer “Granddad, what is this?” asked my...
Read Moreby Piper Owner Society | Nov 30, 2022 | Become a Better Pilot, Columns & Opinions | 0
© [Sunny studio] / Adobe Stock By Floyd Allen 12 Things EVERY Pilot should know about an...
Read Moreby Rocky Landsverk | Nov 17, 2022 | Become a Better Pilot, Piper Owner Tips | 0
The Piper Owner Society members discuss how to fly at elevation, particularly in the Pacific...
Read Moreby Joel Turpin | Aug 15, 2022 | Become a Better Pilot, Joel Turpin Tips and Tales | 0
Using Techniques Suggested in “Engine Failure on Takeoff With a Return to the Field” By Joel A. Turpin, ATP CFI-I FAA Master Pilot Simulation Test Conditions The simulations were flown at Solberg-Hunterdon Airport, N51, with a...
Read Moreby Piper Owner Society | Jun 2, 2022 | Become a Better Pilot | 0
Photos by Jack Fleetwood (www.JackFleetwood.com) By Steve McNeillyAviation Tutorials“You take off...
Read Moreby Joel Turpin | May 25, 2022 | Become a Better Pilot, Joel Turpin Tips and Tales | 0
Flight following, also known as traffic advisories, is a service offered by ATC for pilots flying under VFR. A simple radio call to the nearest ATC facility will provide traffic advisories as well as information on weather threats ahead. Pilots may also receive suggested headings to avoid both. In spite of these benefits, many pilots still elect to fly without speaking to anyone, foregoing this free service.
Read Moreby Joel Turpin | Mar 10, 2022 | Become a Better Pilot, Joel Turpin Tips and Tales | 0
Having an engine fail right after takeoff while flying a single engine airplane is every pilot’s worst nightmare. It requires immediate action along with quick, life or death decision making. Assuming the engine cannot be restarted, the pilot has only two options; land straight ahead, or attempt to return to the departure airport. The objective of this tutorial is to explore the second option, which is the engine out return to the departure airport.
Read Moreby Piper Owner Society | Feb 2, 2022 | Become a Better Pilot | 0
Sean Dwyer’s article in the February 2022 issue of PIPERS magazine promises a download of...
Read Moreby Scott Sherer | Dec 10, 2021 | Become a Better Pilot, Maintenance | 0
What Went Wrong and What Went Right Thanksgiving started out OK. My wife and I were...
Read Moreby Piper Owner Society | Oct 21, 2021 | Become a Better Pilot | 0
Homework in Alaska is Different, and it Teaches Something to Everyone By Jim Gibertoni No one ever...
Read Moreby Piper Owner Society | Jul 16, 2021 | Become a Better Pilot, Columns & Opinions, Maintenance | 0
By Jim Gibertoni Over my 40 years of Alaskan flying, I have either hired or been involved with...
Read Moreby Bill Cox | Apr 9, 2021 | Become a Better Pilot, Lessons From The Logbook - Bill Cox, PA-28R Arrow | 0
A Piper pilot’s aircraft problems are only beginning when the en¬gine fails, and the consequences of mismanaging the emergency landing can be considerably more severe. For that reason, and engine reliability is one of the pri¬mary concerns of many aviators. TBO can be a major consideration when operating an aircraft, but an equal¬ly important measure of an engine’s ability to continue running in adverse conditions is how many times it has to visit the shop between overhauIs.
The Lycoming O-320 and O-360 series aircraft engines are almost universally regarded as perhaps the most bulletproof of powerplants.