Flight Training - January/February 2024 - 12

PREFLIGHT RAMP APPEAL
BY JULIE SUMMERS WALKER
QUICK LOOK
LOOKING TO BUY?
See how the Piper TriPacer
measures up:
How much: According
to Vref, suggested
retail price for a 1953
Piper Tri-Pacer is
$35,000 to $40,000.
Buy it: Want to land
short, easily? These
short-wing Pipers
aren't known for
their excessive glide
performance. Reduce
power and the
aircraft will quickly
descend.
Skip it: It's more cute
than pretty, and its
speed is careful not
daring.
COMPARABLE
AIRCRAFT: Piper
Cherokee 180, Cessna
172
shortwingpiper
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PIPER TRI-PACER
THE FLYING MILK STOOL
THE PA-20 PIPER PACER MADE NEWS IN 1951 BY ADDING A NOSEWHEEL,
becoming the PA-22 Tri-Pacer. The gear is a little closer together than in
most tricycle gear, gaining it an unfair nickname, " the flying milk stool. "
Some say its stubby, strut-braced wings and thick-appearing landing gear
make it a bit dowdy, like its old-fashioned nickname. But don't say that
to new owner David Tulis, senior photographer for AOPA. He bought his
135-horsepower 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer in Oregon for $40,000 and ferried it
alone across 2,000 nautical miles to his home base in Frederick, Maryland.
Initially thinking he would buy the cherry red and cream little gem
to fly for a while and then sell, he's changed his mind. " It has become
a keeper, " he said. " And I have come to be fascinated with it. It's a fine
flying airplane. It's not the fastest, but it's economical. And it's got four
seats. " The Tri-Pacer compares well to the Cessna 172. It has a steel-tubeand-fabric
construction fuselage and therefore should live in a hangar
to protect against corrosion and sun damage to the fabric. Tri-Pacers
came in 125-, 135-, 150-, and 160-horsepower models with an available
180-horsepower after-market conversion. In 1956, Cessna introduced the
venerable 172, which out-sold the Tri-Pacer so soundly, production was
discontinued in 1960.
julie.walker@aopa.org
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FLIGHT TRAINING JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2024
1953 Piper Tri-Pacer
SPECIFICATIONS
Powerplant
Seats
Length
Height
Wingspan
Empty weight
Useful load
Cruise speed
Stall speed
Lycoming 290-D2
135-horsepower
4
20 ft 7 in
8 ft 4 in
29 ft 4 in
1,183 lb
767 lb
107 kts
42 kts
CHRIS ROSE

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