What I wanted Piper Ceo Bass to say...

How? Mooney and Columbia are faster than your number, all modern
airframes are way more comfortable.

I'm with you on Columbia -- but MOONEY?

It never was that leader, it never will be.

From the 1940s through the 1960s, more pilots trained in the Piper Cub
than any other aircraft. (And, yeah, I know Piper bought the design
from Taylor -- but so what? Every plane has a designer.)

One word: Ethanol.

Yep, ethanol pollution will be the death of the mogas STC. But not
yet!

Clean up all you want, you're just not going to get there.

Why? The Cherokee airframe is draggy in many obvious ways. The
fact that Atlas has so many STC'd speed mods on him makes it easy to
see them.


Today I am announcing that we will be
incorporating flush rivets and a special metal-bonding technology
throughout the airframe.

And there you go into a new certification.

Hey, I can dream, can't I?

This extra power, combined with all the new airframe
enhancements, will make the Arrow truly competitive with Cirrus and
Columbia, and will absolutely blow away anything Cessna makes today.

Uhm, no.

What would Cessna have to offer in competition?

Finally -- and this is the one you've ALL been longing to hear, for
many years -- the new Arrow V will incorporate TWO cabin doors,
allowing for easy access and egress.

Ah, new certification, again.

Oh, well. Piper is spending $100 million on the very speculative
"PiperJet". I wish them well.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"