Dave wrote:
The plot thickens!

I mn finding the same. (note links posted above) from several sources.

This 14 knts had to come from SOMEWHERE...


I'm thinking that "Prior 77 stall = 58" might have come from the
point where Piper shifted from using MPH to Knots for their performance
figures. 58 mph is right where the dirty stall should be on most 150 -
180 hp PA28s. Where the "44" came from is anybody's guess. 58 mph
converted to knots is around 50-51 kts. Perhaps the missing 6 kts
might come from a measurement in indicated airspeed rather than
calibrated airspeed.

One thing I can tell you is that they all stall at around the same
speed. There were no drastic changes that changed the stall
characteristics from '76 to 77.

If you're seriously considering buying one, this is not something you
should spend a lot of time worrying about.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)