The short winged Cherokee and Musketeers don't glide as well
as the newer -151 Piper versions.


"B A R R Y" wrote in message
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| Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
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| Having crashed both, I can definitively state that a
C-210 sinks at roughly 700
| fpm cleaned up and a Piper Lance comes down at 1100 fpm
in the same situation.
| While the extra cabin space is nice, the Cherokees are
definitely lead sleds
| when it comes to power off descents.
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| My Beech 23 is easily out glided with the power off by a
comparable
| PA-28, so that must make the Beech a super lead sled. G