I like T-tails also. They can be blanked in a spin. If I were designing an airplane I’d be a bit afraid to make it T-tailed. There is a lot of info on spinning the Tomahawk though. From memory: it was spin tested like crazy, then when a first customer did spins he (and his student?) had to unbuckle and scoot forward to get the thing to recover. A structural change was made in the wing between all the spin tests and first delivery. A trip device was added to the leading edge on each side. It was a while ago that I read about this, on line.
Stall strips were added to the leading edge of the wings. They make the stalls a little more benign. I'm looking forward to doing spins in this aircraft soon. I spin every aircraft I fly which prior to owning this Tomahawk has been rental Cherokees and C172s. When I do some spins I'll be sure to collect some footage.
I'm not. The work I did was under direct supervision of an AME (aircraft maintenance engineer) which in Canada is similar to what you would call an a&p. My AME encourages owner assisted work under his supervision (depending on the skill/capability of the owner)
I learned to fly in the PA-38-112, love this plane. Great coverage.
The Tomahawks really are great aircraft!
I like T-tails also. They can be blanked in a spin. If I were designing an airplane I’d be a bit afraid to make it T-tailed. There is a lot of info on spinning the Tomahawk though. From memory: it was spin tested like crazy, then when a first customer did spins he (and his student?) had to unbuckle and scoot forward to get the thing to recover. A structural change was made in the wing between all the spin tests and first delivery. A trip device was added to the leading edge on each side. It was a while ago that I read about this, on line.
Stall strips were added to the leading edge of the wings. They make the stalls a little more benign. I'm looking forward to doing spins in this aircraft soon. I spin every aircraft I fly which prior to owning this Tomahawk has been rental Cherokees and C172s. When I do some spins I'll be sure to collect some footage.
could tell me where you got the leather control yoke covers?
Hey James! There's a Facebook group called "Piper Tomahawk Owners" and a gentleman in that group named Kevin Bell makes them 👍
Are you an a&p mechanic or you just work on it yourself?
I'm not. The work I did was under direct supervision of an AME (aircraft maintenance engineer) which in Canada is similar to what you would call an a&p. My AME encourages owner assisted work under his supervision (depending on the skill/capability of the owner)
Are you sure that was a crop duster? 😆
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Trauma hawk!
More like Awesome-Hawk! 😀