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Towing with a 150 hp Pawnee?
I would like to hear from anyone who has experience or expertise on the
subject of towing with a Piper Pawnee with a 150 hp engine. 150 hp seems on the light side to me. It would be used in Central Texas (high density altitude in the summer). |
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Towing with a 150 hp Pawnee?
I've made over 1000 tows at the controls of a 150 HP Callair A-5 and Pawnee
150's (more with Callair than with the Pawnee). This was mostly done quite a few years ago, and before I ever knew that tows weren't supposed to only take 6 minutes! (Pawnee 235 style)..We then towed everything form SGS-119's and Cherokee II's to 233's and Grob Twins....I don't know how many tows we made off our 1800' grass runway and over the trees and power lines but a few...those were more "tense" than off 2600' grass but we did them, usually holding in ground effect until the very last moment to pull up and clear then end of the runway.....and often got to see how the Robin babies were dong in the nests....but we did them none the less..Tows were generally long winded affairs but the 150 HP Pawnee and Callair are lighter than the 235 HP tow plane varieties and they do tow...this was in western NY state and the airport elevation was 1300 feet, I might not like it so well if I were in Denver! A couple years ago we had another 150 Pawnee for a short time and I did tow again a K8 and a K7 with it and it was fine....but it was a big difference from our current 235 Pawnee which IMHO is the overall very best tow plane for all time......easy to fly, enough HP and generally easy on maintenance..But the long and short of it is the 150 Pawnee is a joy to fly as tractors go...will tow if you've got room, and if the density altitude isn't too high .........and moreover, if you're not in a hurry.....the Lycoming 0320 is an excellent engine (as aircraft engines go) and the 150 Pawnee can usually be had for under 15K (that's about 1/2 the price of adding a motor to a glider!....) If it were for a start up club I'd say not a bad idea......you'll need plenty of tow practice anyway so why rush it ) good luck tim Wings & Wheels www.wingsandwheels.com wrote in message ups.com... I would like to hear from anyone who has experience or expertise on the subject of towing with a Piper Pawnee with a 150 hp engine. 150 hp seems on the light side to me. It would be used in Central Texas (high density altitude in the summer). |
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Towing with a 150 hp Pawnee?
At an altitude of 2833MSL, and at temperatures over 100F, on 3500ft paved
runway at almost 6000ft DA. I have been towed behind a 180HP Scout, not fun. We currently have a PA-25-235, (converted to 250HP at last rebuild). Much Much Better. Even on hot days with heavy gliders we can get 200ft AGL at the far end of the runway. Now that it is winter, one of our compatriots on the field is currently towing with a C-150/150HP while his PA-25-235 goes through a rebuild. Not very much fun, especially when towing his 2-32. We can do two tows to 4K AGL and be starting our third tow, while he is just getting back from one 4K tow. B wrote in message ups.com... I would like to hear from anyone who has experience or expertise on the subject of towing with a Piper Pawnee with a 150 hp engine. 150 hp seems on the light side to me. It would be used in Central Texas (high density altitude in the summer). |
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