Robert Barker wrote:
That said, we were
leaning towards a Turbo Arrow III... Any suggestions?


Without knowing your club members and their proclivities, I would impose
some fairly significant checkout requirements on the turbo plane, say 10
hrs in type or turbocharged complex planes, or a significant total time
amount (either/or or both) in order to keep the archer from being used
as a primary trainer or being inadvertently abused by those fresh out of
primary training.

For a N/A arrow, my club required 10 in type or 25 multi plus a 2 hr
checkout (could be inclusive of the type or multi hours), plus 100 TT.
As a 44 hr private pilot, I had a little ways to go before I could take
the plane..

The 10 hrs in type can be multipurpose, say, training towards commercial
or instrument. While you dont have to do instrument training in a
complex, I found that the Arrow was an excellent platform for doing just
such a thing..

When trimmed for 90 kts inbound on the ILS, when you intercepted the
Glideslope, dropping the gear tended to put you right on the correct
approach descent profile, with minimal trimming or fiddling with power.

Dave