Have you been on the Piper web site lately?

Harley Kleemann

Looks like the Arrow is no more...

Jmcmanna

With the requirement for complex airplanes gone for commercial checkrides, big schools aren’t buying them any more. New Arrows definitely aren’t being bought by people as personal traveling airplanes the way Bonanzas or Cirruses (Cirri?) are. It is still a bit sad for Arrow production to end. Mine is nice enough now that I’m not worried about wanting to buy a new one, fortunately for me.

Harley Kleemann

I doubt any of us would ever buy a new Arrow...Still, a bit sad!

Scott Sherer

Trade-A-Plane and the Arrow gone in the same week? It's just too much to bear.

Harley Kleemann

I liked it better when you typed "bare"...

Scott Sherer

Ha! Right you are

jcronin4461

I took a tour at the piper factory in vero beach last week and many people asked about the arrow. The sales guy basically said the plane has no demand at the current price point... about 625,000 out the door.
I was just amazed at the factory itself.... they manufacture 95 percent of the parts and virtually everything is handmade ....the process is incredibly slow and now i really understand why new aircraft are so darn expensive

Jmcmanna

I worked in the Cirrus factory for a couple of years....every rib, skin, spar, etc, was hand-made. The engineering that goes into these airplanes is pretty incredible. And it’s not just making the parts, but all the inspections along the way. A wing rib got no fewer than 3 inspections during its production. Although the Cirrus is fiberglass, I am sure there is an equivalent to every sheet metal process for a Piper!

Harley Kleemann

I did hear through the grapevine that if someone really wanted a new Arrow, Piper will gladly manufacture one for them...But, it's gone from the catalog.