Somebody wrote:

:You'll be quite happy with the 9.12 knot increase from no wheel pants, and a
: 6.95 increase over the old style Piper wheel pants.
:

Then, Chuck wrote:

: In flying without the nose pant on my 79 Archer, I can see no difference in
: speed, climb or handling.

In flying without the 3 old-style wheel pants on my '68 Cherokee 180, I
have found zero speed difference. According to the "Speed Pants" web site,
I should find (9.12 - 6.95 = 2.17) 2.17 knots or roughly 3 MPH of increased
speed. This makes me suspicious of any and all speed mod claims.

Spending $2500 to get a zero to 9 knot speed improvement seems like
an unwise use of $$$ to me, so I have not gone this route. I will save
the $2500 for my Turbo Mooney....
--
Aaron Coolidge (N9376J), as seen on Jay's website.