Flying Magazine

JUNE 18, 2025

The company says the fiberglass tanks also provide lower stall speed and increased aileron authority. But that’s a good thing and translates directly to rock-solid stability—desirable in an IFR platform. It had speedbrakes, flap and aileron gap seals, and vortex generators, plus a dual control yoke. Learn more at www.d-shannon-aviation.com.

Gross Weight

Plane and Pilot

MAY 3, 2025

To some extent this was carried out with the Cherokee, though the key design elementuse of a stabilator in place of a conventional elevator and fixed horizontal stabilizeris likely the influence of John Thorp. Thorp joined the Piper design team during the Cherokees development; his own Sky Scooter used a stabilator.

Approach

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Temperature An increase in temperature will increase the density altitude. A high density altitude decreases the performance of the engine and the wing. Your aircraft will fly at a faster true airspeed at higher density altitudes. With a short field landing, we aim to be at 1.3

Weight-Shift-Control

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

It was 87° F, a density altitude of 7300 feet and we ended up with four people, 120 gallons plus baggage, and we got off in 2400 feet with naturally aspirated engines. The wing’s dead-smooth surface plus the tight-fitting aileron and flap brackets plus aileron gap seals give the build a professional factory look (left).

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