I'm surprised anyone finds the Piper Tripacer ugly. I would go out of the
way to look at a nice one on the ramp and talk with the owner.

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ugliest damn plane ever made...

Dave wrote:
Cecil E. Chapman wrote:

sheepish grin..... Yeah I know,,, the mission is part of the
determinant and I've read and heard that 'till I thought my ears and
eyes would fall off g... .... It would be used for both local,
intrastate flights and a once a year long, interstate flight (as in
across the U.S. to the other end Grin). Instructing in one would not
be an interest at all,,, both in terms of liability/insurance costs nor
would I likely be as good as an instructor if it were my own plane I
were using to instruct in (i.e., jumping in when it looks like a primary
student is going to bounce my 'baby' g).

Reason I didn't toss in the 'mission' use is that I've talked to others
who have the plane and they use it for just the variety I described.
The few I've heard lament about the slow cruise of the 140 when compared
to aircraft with more 'zoom',,, at least for me,,,, seem to miss the
boat as to why I fly anywhere anyway - that is,,,, the destination is
nice,,,, but it is the journey that makes it all worthwhile.

I've gone in a C152 for a full day of flying (with fuel stops) and
enjoyed every minute of the journey - poking along at a 'blistering' 90
knots... always have. As I said before,,, persons who get fixated on
the destination,, imho,,, miss the point of the pleasure of being 'up
there'....

Am I forgiven now for my slip..... grin

How about a nice Tripacer? pretty good speed, lots of ramp appeal and can
be had for a pretty good price.