New member - PA28R 180 Arrow
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself, perhaps make contact also with anyone local to me. I am in the U.K. and fly from headcorn (EGKH) and have owned a piper arrow 180 for nearly 2 years. I have been spending money on improvements engine wise, paint wise and avionics too. The aircraft is currently in for its final avionics upgrade.
I first added a new audio panel, a GTN 750xi and a gi275 as a CDI and MFD last year, I also bought a new garmin transponder but am only now just getting it added along with a guardian avionics co detector, 3 more GI 275’s (vacuum system removal) one will be an engine monitor and I have added the GFC500 autopilot also, I cannot wait to see her back after the upgrade.
some pictures included.
Comments
Cjbannocks@me.com;
First, welcome to the group!
Second, beautiful plane!
Post lots of pics of the upgrade progress and of course the finished product!
Jim "Doc Griff" Griffin
PA28 - 161
Chicago area
Cjbannocks,
Welcome and great looking bird. Just wondering...in Pic are you flying from the right seat just like the cars in the UK? :-))
Welcome!
You have a great looking plane!
I’m based at Sywell, EGBK, with a PA28R-200 Arrow II.
I’m very jealous of your panel, that’s pretty much exactly the setup I want in mine.
Very nice. You upgrades look great.
I just did similar to my Arrow, we took out 32 pounds of stuff, mostly wire, and put in 6 pounds of new toys. I still have trouble turning some of it on.
1973 Arrow II factory AC removed
G5’S, G275, GNX375 Still can get lost.
Who did your panel? Jimmy Sharman did ours.. Very pleased with the results.. ! Piper Arrow out of Coventry.. We should organise a UK fly-In.. Or a Curry at Leicester on Thursday night!
Ed
Ed Powell
Here’s the panel and some interesting interim pictures, I love it!
Yes definitely!!
Lol no.. left seat
You can see the paint is worn off the altimeter baro pressure setting - this is likely because it is adjusted from the field weather info to read zero on the ground in prep for landing. ;) I flew for a bit out of Enstone in a DA20. I recall adjusting the altimeter frequently between QNH and QFE.
Here is the simple guide to adjusting your altimeter in the UK!
https://nats-uk.ead-it.com/cms-nats/opencms/en/Publications/AIP/Current-AIRAC/html/eAIP/EG-ENR-1.7-en-GB.html
Eric Panning
1981 Seneca III
Hillsboro, OR (KHIO)