Hi,
I'm a new member to the forum, with a question or two and looking for assistance. A bit about me: I'm a CFII in SouthEast Wisconsin. When my kids lived at home, we owned a Cherokee 6 that we flew all over the country, but mostly vacations East and South (wife born in Florida). The kids all moved out, so I bought a Glastar about 3 years ago and have enjoyed the Experimental experience especially at maintenance time. Wife says my favorite aircraft parts supplier is Ace Hardware
.
Grandkids are piling up now (3) and getting older, so I'm looking to purchase a non-turbo Saratoga with good useful load, so probably an SP model by the end of this year. Trying to catch up on "all things Piper".
Questions:
- Looks like there are several Piper owners organizations, including this forum (I like free!), as well as Piper Owner Society and Piper Flyers? Confused, can someone give me a "compare and contrast" on these organizations? Which to join and why?
- Doesn't look like there are many PA32R's for sale. I'll check the Classifieds here, am looking online, anyone have a good line on one?
- Last, are there specific years or options I should look for, or avoid? I'm pretty sure I don't want a turbo, and I do want retractable for speed. Other than that, I'm open.
Thoughts? Thanks!
I'm a new member to the forum, with a question or two and looking for assistance. A bit about me: I'm a CFII in SouthEast Wisconsin. When my kids lived at home, we owned a Cherokee 6 that we flew all over the country, but mostly vacations East and South (wife born in Florida). The kids all moved out, so I bought a Glastar about 3 years ago and have enjoyed the Experimental experience especially at maintenance time. Wife says my favorite aircraft parts supplier is Ace Hardware
.Grandkids are piling up now (3) and getting older, so I'm looking to purchase a non-turbo Saratoga with good useful load, so probably an SP model by the end of this year. Trying to catch up on "all things Piper".
Questions:
- Looks like there are several Piper owners organizations, including this forum (I like free!), as well as Piper Owner Society and Piper Flyers? Confused, can someone give me a "compare and contrast" on these organizations? Which to join and why?
- Doesn't look like there are many PA32R's for sale. I'll check the Classifieds here, am looking online, anyone have a good line on one?
- Last, are there specific years or options I should look for, or avoid? I'm pretty sure I don't want a turbo, and I do want retractable for speed. Other than that, I'm open.
Thoughts? Thanks!
