Piper Pawnee Rear View Mirrors

I'm looking for sources for rear view mirrors suitable for mounting on both the left and right exterior sides of a Piper Pawnee. Thanks for your help. Bill

I've flown several tugs (Pawnee and Ag Wagon) with automotive mirrors
attached to the wing struts.

On 3/2/2020 7:09 AM, William Kautter wrote:
I'm looking for sources for rear view mirrors suitable for mounting on both the left and right exterior sides of a Piper Pawnee. Thanks for your help. Bill

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Dan, 5J

Minor alteration just make sure they don’t fall off.

About two years ago we had a tow pilot fly through a set of powerlines at the end of the runway. Lots of bad stuff happened to cause it and many more bad things followed shortly afterwards. The only thing the FED seemed interested in was who had done the annual and where the paper work was for the mirror on the strut. I **** you not.

DT

If that pawnee like ours was still flying under a restricted catagory you can tell the feds to take-a-hike. As a duster, and under restricted airworthiness we still have alot of latitude. We operate under much of the old CAA regs, meaning we can modify a hell of a lot as we see fit. I remember years ago getting a ramp check from some little Barney Fife type. Guy never recognized that the left door on the taylorcraft was completely different than the right one. Only thing he was worried about is my not having a compass card!
Dan

It was a -150 with a 180hp engine. I've never seen any use with those mirrors, you can't see anything in them you can trust. You're better off turning your head/body.

" If that pawnee like ours was still flying under a restricted catagory you can "tell the feds to take-a-hike" "

Odds are very good, this won't improve the situation.

Joe

On Monday, March 2, 2020 at 8:09:03 AM UTC-6, William Kautter wrote:
I'm looking for sources for rear view mirrors suitable for mounting on both the left and right exterior sides of a Piper Pawnee. Thanks for your help. Bill

Bill, our club has 2 Pawnees with mirrors mounted internally, attached to the curved "crash pad" above the instrument panel. One on each side, using RAM ball mounts (so "removable"). Mirrors are from a truck stop I think, about 8 by 5 inches square, with the RAM clamp bonded to the center of the back of the mirror (the RAM ball is attached to the panel). Inexpensive, easy to install, adjust, keep clean, excellent field of view, no vibration to speak of - best solution I've seen. PM me and I can get some pictures this weekend. kirk dot stant at gmail dot com.

I like Kirk's solution. Never been able to get my eyeballs in sync with external mirrors once the power comes up!

On Monday, March 2, 2020 at 9:09:03 AM UTC-5, William Kautter wrote:
I'm looking for sources for rear view mirrors suitable for mounting on both the left and right exterior sides of a Piper Pawnee. Thanks for your help. Bill

We purchased our last nice sized mirrors on Amazon.com for $9.99 each.