New friend’s Cherokee 180 - think it’s pretty special

[Aviator305]

I made a new friend at work today (a mutual friend introduced us due to our mutual love for flying). He has a 1965 Cherokee 180, and I have a Dakota. He says he will likely be looking to upgrade next year and asked if I might be interested in forming a partnership. After a glance at a picture of his cockpit, I noticed his Aspen showing 127 knots at 3,700 feet and the UBG-16 showing all CHTs less than 366 degrees. A picture of the outside of the airplane shows a Powerflow exhaust. My new friend also volunteered that he has an electronic ignition system and that the plane was converted to a constant speed prop in the 1980’s. The airplane’s prior owners were all A&P’s in the same family. I told him that I think that is probably an exceptionally well tuned aircraft and wouldn’t ever let it go. Everyone think the same or was I overly impressed?

 

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