1968 PIPER ARROW 180, 6197 TT, 1936 SFREMAN, 878 3BLADE, HAIL, CHEAP!Click here to purchase or contact the seller of this item on eBay |
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1968 PIPER ARROW 180, 6197 TT, 1936 SFREMAN, 878 3BLADE, HAIL, CHEAP!
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE READ SOME OF MY AIRPLANE LISTINGS IN THE PAST MAY BE AWARE THAT I HAVE AN AFFINITY FOR THE 180 H.P. CHEROKEE ARROW!
I WAS RAIDED FLYING CHEROKEES, AND WHEN MY FATHER PURCHASED A 1968 ARROW, WE BOTH THOUGHT WE WERE IN HEAVEN!
THE FUEL INJECTED 180 H.P. ENGINES USED ON THIS AIRCRAFT HAVE A VERY DESERVED REPUTATION FOR BEING ALMOST BULLETPROOF!
IN THE NEW FOR 1968, LIGHTWEIGHT ARROW, THIS ENGINE GIVES 155+ MPH CRUISE SPEEDS DOWN LOW, HIGH IF HIGHER, ON 8.5 GALLONS PER HOUR, FOR 5 HOURS WITH RESERVES!
AS FAST AS MOST ARROW II 200 H.P. AIRPLANES, AS WELL AS THE 200 H.P. ARROW III, AND THE HEAVIER AND MORE ANTIQUATED 180 COMANCHE WITH THE LAMINAR FLOW WING.
I HAVE FLOWN ALL OF THESE, AND WOULD RATHER HAVE THE 180 ARROW!!
THE HANDLING IS PURE CHEROKEE, SO IF YOU CAN REMEMBER TO PUT THE GEAR UP (AND DOWN), YOU FLY AND LAND IT LIKE A CHEROKEE, BUT WITH A MUCH HIGHER CRUISE SPEED!
USEFUL LOAD OVER 900 LBS, SO 4 REAL PEOPLE FOR SHORTER TRIPS, OR 2 ADULTS AND 2 KIDS WITH FULL FUEL, FOR AS LONG AS YOU WANT TO FLY!
THE DASH ON THESE NEW ARROWS SET THE STANDARD AT THE TIME, AND ARE THE BASIS FOR EVERY CHEROKEE SINCE, INCLUDING TODAY!
CENTER POWER QUADRANT WITH LARGE HANDLES YOU CAN NUDGE WITH THE HEEL OF YOUR HAND,A GREAT CLEAN SIX-PACK FOR FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS, PLUS 2 INDICATOR HOLES RIGHT BY THE RADIO CENTER STACK WHERE YOU WANT THEM, A SECOND RADIO STACK FOR OVERFLOW NEXT TO THE FIRST, A FLAT TOP DASH FOR EXCELLENT VISABILITY, MODERN SWITCHGEAR AND STRIP GUAGES.
ALL 68 AND NEWER ARROWS CAME WITH TOEBRAKES!!
LATE STYLE, HEAVY RAM’S HORN YOKES, ON A LARGER, SMOOTHER SHAFT, GIVES A MUCH BETTER CONTROL FEEL!
THE FUSELAGE HAS AN ALL FIBERGLASS 2 PIECE COWLING THAT OPENS UP VERY EASILY AND GIVES GREAT ACCESS TO EVERYTHING, SO NO HIDDEN ISSUES ON PREFLIGHT!
THE FUSELAGE ADDS A 3RD WINDOW, TO LIGHTEN THE INSIDE, AND VISUALLY LENGTHEN THE FUSELAGE, FOR A FASTER LOOK!
IF YOU CAN’T TELL, I KNOW THESE AIRPLANES WELL, AND REALLY LIKE THEM!!
MOST 1968 AND 1969 ARROWS HAD A UNIQUE, CHEAP, WING LEVELOR ONLY AUTOPILOT INSTALLED FROM THE FACTORY.
THESE SYSTEMS ARE NO LONGER MAINTAINABLE.
THIS AIRPLANE WAS UPGRADED TO THE VENERABLE AUTOCONTROL III (A DIFFERENT, PIPER SPECIFIC FACEPLATE ON THE RELIABLE CENTURY II AUTOPILOT.
THIS SYSTEM GIVES WING LEVELING, HEADING CONTROL WITH THE INCLUDED D.G. WITH HEADING BUG, AND THIS AIRCRAFT ALSO HAS THE OPTIONAL RADIO TRACKER, WHICH WILL FOLLW A VOR OR GPS SIGNAL!
I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF HOURS BEHIND THIS SYSTEM IN ONE AIRPLANE OR ANOTHER, AND IN OUR ARROW, I PROBABLY WOULD BE MUNCHING A RITZ CRACKER WITH A SLICE OF SUMMER SAUSAGE AND SOME SQUEEZE CHEESE (THANKS FOR ALWAYS BRINGING THE PICNIC BASKET JACQUIE!).
WHEN COMBINED WITH THE FACTORY ELECTRIC PITCH TRIM, LIKE THIS AIRPLANE IS, I ALWAYS WONDERED WHY YOU WOULD NEED AN ALTITUDE HOLD AUTOPILOT!
ENOUGH NOSTALGIA, BUT REALLY, I LIKE THESE AIRPLANES!!
THIS AIRCRAFT WAS UPDATED IN 1995 WITH NEW PAINT, IN A 4 COLOR SCHEME (WHITE, GREY STRIP, BLACK STRIPE, AND A FETCHING MEDIUM METALLIC BLUE THAT I LOVE!!)
GREAT RAMP PRESENCE, AND STANDS OUT FROM OTHER CHEROKEES!!
THE INTERIOR HAS BEEN UPDATED AS WELL, TO A VERY PLUSH GREY GATHERED AND PADDED INTERIOR THAT CODDLES YOU!!
THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN 2001 WITH A LYCOMING FACTORY REMANUFACTURED ENGINE (NOT JUST AN OVERHAUL).
THIS ENGINE STARTS THE CLOCK OVER AT ZERO!!
AT THE SAME TIME, A BRAND NEW 3 BLADED HARTZELL PROP WAS INSTALLED, FOR SMOOTHNESS, EVEN BETTER CLIMB, AND OH YEAH, IT JUST LOOKS SEXIER!!
AVIONICS INSTALLED ARE AN AUDIO SELECTOR PANEL WITH 3 LIGHT MARKER BEACONS
A 4 PLACE INTERCOM SYSTEM
KING KX-125 DIGITAL 760 CHANNEL NAV-COM
AND A KING KT-78 MOCE “C” TRANSPONDER
FOR ADSB OUT COMPLIENCE, A FREEFLIGHT DIGITA; SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED, WITH IT’S OWN WAAS GPS. LIKE HAVING A SECOND TRANSPONDER IN THE AIRPLANE!!
YOU WILL NOTE THAT THERE IS AN EMPTY TRAY IN THE DASH.
THE OWNER OF THIS AIRPLANE INSTALLED A GARMIN 430 GPS/NAV/COM IN THE EARLY 2000’S, BUT NEVER BOTHERED TO UPDATE IT TO WAAS.
WE HAVE OMMITTED IT FROM THIS SALE, BUT LEFT THE TRAY AND CONNECTORS INSTALLED AND WIRED, AND THE ANTENNAS MOUNTED.
THIS GIVES YOU LOTS OF CHOICES:
OMIT THE GPS/NAV/COM ALTOGETHER, USE THE KX-125 AND A HANDHELD GPS OR IPAD, FOR VFR FLIGHT.
INSTALL A NON-WAAS 430, NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
INSTALL A WAAS 430 IN THIS TRAY, TAKES 30 SECONDS, AND IT WILL FUNCTION FINE, BUT NOT GIVE YOU WAAS UNTIL YOU UPDATE THE GPS ANTENNA
INSTALL AN AVIDYNE IFD 440 IN THIS TRAY, WHICH USES THE SAME WIRING AS THE 430
UPGRADE EVEN FURTHER, TO A GARMIN 650 OR 750 TOUCHSCREEN, NOW OR IN THE FUTURE (REWIRING WILL BE REQUIRED).
ALL OF THESE TYPES ARE READILY AVAILABLE USED, FROM US OR OTHERS, NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
YOU CHOOSE!
THIS AIRPLANE ALSO HAS SOME NICE EXTRAS, SUCH AS A VERTICAL CARD COMPASS ON THE DASH, A PLANE POWER LIGHTWEIGHT ALTERNATOR AND A LIGHTWEIGHT SKYTEK STARTER.
THIS NICE AIRPLANE RECEIVED HAIL PINGS FROM A STORM THAT PASSED OVER THE AIRPORT IT WAS VISITING IN COLORADO. (THE AIRPLANE HAS BEEN OKLAHOMA BASED, AND MAINTAINED BY THE SAME SHOP, SINCE 1999)
THE PINGS ARE VISIBLE ON ALL OF THE TOP SURFACES, PLUS A FEW ON THE LEFT TAILCONE SIDE, AND ALL 3 OF THE LEFT WINDOWS WERE BROKEN.
WE PATCHED THE WINDOWS UP AND FLEW THE AIRPLANE BACK TO MINNESOTA WITHOUT ANY ISSUES.
BUT WHILE STILL IN COLORADO, BEFORE WE COULD FLY IT HOME, WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP WITH A NEW ONE (IT WAS LEAKING) AND REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH BRAND NEW ($1,500 WORTH YOU WONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT).
WHILE IT HAS BEEN AT OUR AIRPORT, THE ANNUAL HAS EXPIRED, SO YOUR MECHANIC WILL WANT TO OBTAIN A FERRY PERMIT TO FLY WITH AN EXPIRED ANNUAL, AND PERFORM THE ANNUAL WHEN YOU GET THE AIRPLANE BACK HOME.
ANY RATED PILOT CAN FERRY THE AIRPLANE HOME, IT IS READY TO GO, AND A MECHANIC OR TEST PILOT IS NOT REQUIRED!
SOLD WITH LOGBOOKS SINCE 1995, BEFORE THE PAINTJOB, MARKED AS LOG 2, BUT THE FIRST ONE HAS BEEN MISPLACED SINCE.
ENGINE LOG SINCE FACTORY ZERO TIME
PROP LOG SINCE BRAND NEW, AND THE OVERHAUL IN 2008.
AND WEIGHT AND BALANCE, 337’S AND LOTS OF RECEIPTS, EQUIPMENT HANDBOOKS, POH, ETC.
AND THE FAA BILL OF SALE
AND THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE
AND THE KEYS!
TIED DOWN ON OUR SPACE AT THE AIRLAKE AIRPORT (KLVN) JUST SOUTH OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.
NO CHARGE FOR TIEDOWN FOR UP TO 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION, AND MORE TIME IS AVAILABLE IF YOU NEED IT, AT $100 PER MONTH.
THIS IS A LOT OF AIRPLANE, AND WILL MAKE A GREAT FIRST AIRPLANE FOR THE RIGHT PILOT, OR A FANTASTIC STEP UP AIRPLANE FOR ANY CHEROKEE PILOT.
BUY IT HERE AT A FRACTION OF IT’S RETAIL VALUE AND FLY IT ANYWHERE!!
GOOD BIDDING!
REPAIR OF ANY AIRCRAFT WILL DEPEND ON MANY FACTORS, SUCH AS AVAILABILITY OF USED PARTS, LABOR RATE OF THE REPAIR FACILITY, FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, ETC. AND WE WOULD NEVER PRESUME TO ESTIMATE THIS NUMBER FOR A BUYER. BEWARE OF THOSE WHO OBVIOUSLY GIVE UNREALISTICALLY LOW "ESTIMATES" FOR THE REPAIR OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT THEY SELL.
THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD WITH A LOW RESERVE, THEREFORE WE FULLY EXPECT THIS LISTING WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE CLOSE OF THIS AUCTION, SO BID EARLY AND BID HIGH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE TO BUY THIS ITEM LATER!!
AS WE SET OUR BUY-IT-NOW SO LOW, MANY OF OUR AIRPLANES SELL BY THIS METHOD BEFORE THE END OF THE AUCTION. DONT WAIT TOO LONG HOPING TO SNIPE IT AT THE END, AND BE DISAPPOINTED !
WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT INC IS THE #1 VOLUME SELLER IN THE USED AIRCRAFT MARKET!
WE ARE THE REAL BRICK AND MORTAR WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT YOU HAVE SEEN ADVERTISED ON PAGE 6 OF TRADE-A-PLANE, AT OUR BOOTHS AT OSHKOSH, SUN-AND-FUN, AOPA, AND ELSEWHERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS !!!!
WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, SO WHEN YOU BUY AN ITEM THROUGH EBAY FROM US, YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT WE WILL LIST ALL ITEMS AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT WE WILL ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TRUTHFULLY.
PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS THROUGH THE LISTING(ASK SELLER A QUESTION), BECAUSE THESE QUESTIONS GET ANSWERED IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER.
PLEASE DON'T ASSUME. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT ANY FACET OF ONE OF OUR LISTINGS, PLEASE ASK !
SO THAT ALL BIDDERS HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION,WE PREFER NOT TO ANSWER DETAIL QUESTIONS BY PHONE. OUR PHONE SALES STAFF HAS NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITEMS ON EBAY.
DUE TO THE AUCTION FORMAT, IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR FOR THE HIGH BIDDER NOT TO BUY THE ITEM LISTED, SO TREAT YOUR BID LIKE A HANDSHAKE!!
YOUR BID IS NOT A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, BUT RATHER A CONTRACT TO BUY OUR AIRPLANE AT YOUR BID PRICE
SO BE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, AND FUNDSIN PLACE.
A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $2,000 IS DUE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE BID CLOSING. WE PREFER PAYPAL FOR THIS DEPOSIT, BUT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAYPAL, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL HELP YOU FIND AN ALTERNATIVE.
THE BALANCE OF THE PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF BID CLOSE. THESE FUNDS CAN BE BY WIRE TRANSFER, BANK OR CASHIERS CHECK, CASH, OR ANY COMBINATION. FULL PAYMENT IS DUE BY TIME STATED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU HAVE VIEWED THE AIRCRAFT. BID ACCORDINGLY.
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THIS LISTING, AND BE SURE TO CLICK "SEE SELLERS OTHER AUCTIONS" OR SEARCH WENTWORTHAIRCRAFTINC IN SELLERS,FOR MORE ITEMS YOU NEED OR WANT!
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