Piper PA28 Series

First, the discussion on Jack's new Arrow regarding the rheostat and
landing gear lights was a good refresher for me this past Saturday.
I flew a P28T (Piper Turbo Arrow IV) 6.7 hours on three legs.
I didn't check the lights upon startup and taxi (it was daylight and the
gear was down as I pulled it out of the hangar).
The first time I dropped the gear and didn't see three green.
No problem... just reach over and roll the switch all the way down and
past the click and vwalla! Three green! (Thanks guys!)

The one thing the trip did remind me of though was just how narrow and
cramped the cabin is compared to the Piper PA-32 series and Cessna
C182's that I have been flying.

In those aircraft I have plenty of extra space to set my charts/plates
and handheld. In the 182 I can place stuff on the floor between the
seats. In the PA32, there is space behind the pilot and copilot seats.
The only place to put them in the Arrow in beneath the pilot's seat.

The Arrow I fly has fleece seat covers and it is a tight squeeze to
slide my hands between the seats to adjust the elevator trim.
Then there is the headroom problem. The top of the cabin pinches inward
so that shoulder and headroom is very tight.

Then there is the rear seat legroom with me in the front. The only way
to fit my family in is to fly with my wife in right rear and a kid in
the left rear and right front.