Air-to-Air Piper Cherokee 235

[Lowflynjack]

This plane is owned by the Austin Aviators Flight Club. I was able to get with member Mike Fincher and get a photo shoot completed this Saturday. It was good timing, because when we landed, they started tearing out the interior to cover the seats in leather!

 

[Pilawt]

You should have worked for Piper back in the day ... they would have sold more of them!

 

[Lowflynjack]

You should have worked for Piper back in the day ... they would have sold more of them!

Thanks! I wouldn't mind helping them today!

 

[LDJones]

Nice work!

 

[Scrabo]

Very nice

 

[Lowflynjack]

Nice work!

Very nice

Thank you!!

 

[hindsight2020]

You should have worked for Piper back in the day ... they would have sold more of them!

I'm just so surprised that they only made the stretch hershey PA-28 for only two years. Another unforced error from Piper, right up the alley to not slap a bigger engine on the arrow.

 

[Pilawt]

I'm just so surprised that they only made the stretch hershey PA-28 for only two years. Another unforced error from Piper, right up the alley to not slap a bigger engine on the arrow.

Stretched Hersheys:

PA-28-180 -- 1973 ("Cherokee Challenger"), renamed 1974-75 ("Cherokee Archer")
PA-28-235 -- 1973 ("Cherokee Charger"), renamed 1974-77 ("Cherokee Pathfinder")
PA-28R-200 -- 1972-76 ("Cherokee Arrow II")

 

[hindsight2020]

Stretched Hersheys:

PA-28-180 -- 1973 ("Cherokee Challenger"), renamed 1974-75 ("Cherokee Archer")
PA-28-235 -- 1973 ("Cherokee Charger"), renamed 1974-77 ("Cherokee Pathfinder")
PA-28R-200 -- 1972-76 ("Cherokee Arrow II")

Interesting they were made for the same amount of years as the Arrow II. You can't chuck a stone down the street an not hit an arrow II. Finding stretch 235s otoh seems like a scavenger hunt by comparison.

 

[Lowflynjack]

March edition of Pipers Magazine is out.

 

[hindsight2020]

They just didn't do the PA-28 justice by capping it at 41.5 inches, ditto for the -235 remaining short-fused for so long, compared to the 182. The true replacement for the high parts-count Comanche would have been a PA-28 of equal width (44-45inches depending on paneling), not a PA-32. The 182 won that contest by forfeit.

 

[Flybuddy]

Nice "N" number ---- N94 OIL, hopefully doesn't burn much

 

[GaryV]

Way to go Jack. You got the covers of both publications in March
Gary

 

[Warlock]

Sent this to Jack earlier today...there is a reason ForeFlight follows him...

 

[Lowflynjack]

View attachment 72014 Sent this to Jack earlier today...there is a reason ForeFlight follows him...

Pretty awesome!

 

[Lowflynjack]

Way to go Jack. You got the covers of both publications in March
Gary

Thanks Gary. To be honest, if I don't get the cover now it's because I screwed up! Thanks to you hooking me up with these guys, I've got a great relationship with them and I'm having a blast!