PA-28-140 Cherokee advice

"drclive" writes:

I recently acquired a share in a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee. Any of you
with a lot of hours an experience could give me some hints and tips
about this airplane? Thanks in advance.

Don't spin it.

Christopher C. Stacy wrote:
"drclive" writes:

I recently acquired a share in a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee. Any of you
with a lot of hours an experience could give me some hints and tips
about this airplane? Thanks in advance.

Don't spin it.

Why?

Don't spin it.

Why?

When I did my spin training for my CFI certificate in 1973 we did it in a
140. It doesn't want to spin, but once it does it does so normally and
predictably.

Rod

read ACE 97-02 on the FAA Web page..

BT



Don't spin it.

Why?

Robert M. Gary wrote:
Christopher C. Stacy wrote:
"drclive" writes:

I recently acquired a share in a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee. Any of you
with a lot of hours an experience could give me some hints and tips
about this airplane? Thanks in advance.

Don't spin it.

Why?

Because it probably has both a vacuum driven artificial horizon and a
directional gyro, both rather costly instruments. When you spin the
plane you'll cause the gyros to tumble, which is very hard on the
bearings and other moving parts inside these instruments and will
contribute to their premature failure. For each time you watch an AI or
DG tumble around, picture in your mind the sights and sounds of an old
timey cash register going "ka-ching" "ka-ching" with dollar signs and
numbers in the several hundreds showing in the display.

Christopher C. Stacy wrote:
"drclive" writes:

I recently acquired a share in a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee. Any of you
with a lot of hours an experience could give me some hints and tips
about this airplane? Thanks in advance.

Don't spin it.

I spin mine on a regular basis. With proper technique and attention
to W&B, it's not much different than spinning a 152 or 172.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

Re spins:

I agree with John. The c of g for utility operations has to be observed
in the Cherokee 140: there have been 140 accidents where pilots spun
the airplane with the c of g too far aft, rendering the spin
unrecoverable. But then, most any airplane will be unrecoverable in a
spin if the c of g is too far aft.

With the c of g in the proper place, the airplane is reluctant to spin,
and will usually fly itself out of one if you just let go of the
controls.

Wayne Cochrane

C-GNGX 1975 PA28-140


John Galban wrote:
Christopher C. Stacy wrote:
"drclive" writes:

I recently acquired a share in a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee. Any of you
with a lot of hours an experience could give me some hints and tips
about this airplane? Thanks in advance.

Don't spin it.

I spin mine on a regular basis. With proper technique and attention
to W&B, it's not much different than spinning a 152 or 172.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)