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February 16th 08, 01:59 PM
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Well my partners & I are officially broke, again. We picked up our 1966
Cherokee Six today. I got my checkout & gave 1 partner the beginning of his. Compared to our 180, it's huge! Congrats, Steven. Now you can take the whole fam damily, including the mother-in-law! The Six is a great plane. I especially like the cabin width -- that would be a fantastic comfort to have, and it's the one thing I wish Atlas had more of... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" 
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February 17th 08, 12:38 AM
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Thanks. I swear there's a foot between elbows in that thing. Then I crawl
into our club's 172 with winter coats on & snuggle up next to the student... "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:b%Btj.36229$9j6.471@attbi_s22... Well my partners & I are officially broke, again. We picked up our 1966 Cherokee Six today. I got my checkout & gave 1 partner the beginning of his. Compared to our 180, it's huge! Congrats, Steven. Now you can take the whole fam damily, including the mother-in-law! The Six is a great plane. I especially like the cabin width -- that would be a fantastic comfort to have, and it's the one thing I wish Atlas had more of... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"
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February 18th 08, 08:33 PM
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Jay Honeck wrote:
The Six is a great plane. I especially like the cabin width -- that would be a fantastic comfort to have, and it's the one thing I wish Atlas had more of... See Jay, Size DOES matter. :-) Mary telling you any different doesn't count! P.S. It's not just the girth...the length (of the cabin) is also something to envy. As is the second door (which passengers don't have to climb up on the wing to get into) and the front baggage compartment. Admit it Jay, you have Piper envy.
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#4
February 19th 08, 03:39 AM
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See Jay, Size DOES matter. :-) Mary telling you any different doesn't
count! P.S. It's not just the girth...the length (of the cabin) is also something to envy. As is the second door (which passengers don't have to climb up on the wing to get into) and the front baggage compartment. Admit it Jay, you have Piper envy. No, no, no, Ray. Only Cezzzna drivers have Piper envy! ;-) About twice a year I would really, really like a Six. Oshkosh and Sun N Fun, basically. The other 98 flights, hauling that pig around would truly be wasted on our little family. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" "Ray Andraka" wrote in message ... Jay Honeck wrote: The Six is a great plane. I especially like the cabin width -- that would be a fantastic comfort to have, and it's the one thing I wish Atlas had more of... See Jay, Size DOES matter. :-) Mary telling you any different doesn't count! P.S. It's not just the girth...the length (of the cabin) is also something to envy. As is the second door (which passengers don't have to climb up on the wing to get into) and the front baggage compartment. Admit it Jay, you have Piper envy.
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#5
February 19th 08, 11:17 AM
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Jay Honeck wrote:
See Jay, Size DOES matter. :-) Mary telling you any different doesn't count! P.S. It's not just the girth...the length (of the cabin) is also something to envy. As is the second door (which passengers don't have to climb up on the wing to get into) and the front baggage compartment. Admit it Jay, you have Piper envy. No, no, no, Ray. Only Cezzzna drivers have Piper envy! Nah, we have girth length AND two doors! Nothing to envy in a Piper other than the low purchase price, but you get what you pay for! :-) Matt
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February 19th 08, 06:21 PM
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Jay Honeck wrote:
See Jay, Size DOES matter. :-) Mary telling you any different doesn't count! P.S. It's not just the girth...the length (of the cabin) is also something to envy. As is the second door (which passengers don't have to climb up on the wing to get into) and the front baggage compartment. Admit it Jay, you have Piper envy. No, no, no, Ray. Only Cezzzna drivers have Piper envy! ;-) About twice a year I would really, really like a Six. Oshkosh and Sun N Fun, basically. The other 98 flights, hauling that pig around would truly be wasted on our little family. Jay, probably 2/3rds of my flights are solo in the Six. Yeah, it is pulling around a lot of airframe to do that, but still cheaper than owning another airplane. Yup, I'm spoiled. Worth the 15% extra fuel burn to me.
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#7
February 21st 08, 11:14 PM
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Ray Andraka wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote: See Jay, Size DOES matter. :-) Mary telling you any different doesn't count! P.S. It's not just the girth...the length (of the cabin) is also something to envy. As is the second door (which passengers don't have to climb up on the wing to get into) and the front baggage compartment. Admit it Jay, you have Piper envy. No, no, no, Ray. Only Cezzzna drivers have Piper envy! ;-) About twice a year I would really, really like a Six. Oshkosh and Sun N Fun, basically. The other 98 flights, hauling that pig around would truly be wasted on our little family. Jay, probably 2/3rds of my flights are solo in the Six. Yeah, it is pulling around a lot of airframe to do that, but still cheaper than owning another airplane. Yup, I'm spoiled. Worth the 15% extra fuel burn to me. One could always fly slower to get the fuel burn closer to a 4-pax airplane, but does anyone every really do this? Matt
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#8
February 22nd 08, 04:17 AM
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One could always fly slower to get the fuel burn closer to a 4-pax
airplane, but does anyone every really do this? I always *say* I can do this, with our 6-cylinder O-540, and technically I can. Shoot, I can lean it all the way back to 8 gph, and fly at C-150 speeds. Do I? Hell, no! I cruise at 140 knots, at 15 gph. The only time I throttle back to 10 gph is when I'm flying with friends in their 172s or Warriors as a flight of 2 or 3. The rest of the time, I like to go faster -- even though it makes little sense to do so. Human nature, I guess. Or, just plain dumb... ;-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"
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#9
February 23rd 08, 12:58 AM
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Jay Honeck wrote: Do I? Hell, no! I cruise at 140 knots, at 15 gph. Ouch.
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#10
February 23rd 08, 01:36 PM
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Jay Honeck wrote:
One could always fly slower to get the fuel burn closer to a 4-pax airplane, but does anyone every really do this? I always *say* I can do this, with our 6-cylinder O-540, and technically I can. Shoot, I can lean it all the way back to 8 gph, and fly at C-150 speeds. Do I? Hell, no! I cruise at 140 knots, at 15 gph. Lean, grasshopper, lean! Matt
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