Pricing a '74 Archer

"Mike Noel" wrote in message ...
Just to tie up some of the original question, the 74 Archer ended up costing
50K (3000 TTAF, 1000 SMOH, basic IFR, 7/7). I'll probably be asking a lot
of advice as I learn my way around living with an airplane. Full standard
limits insurance coverage from USAIG was $980.

Congratulations

Um, now you'll have to educate me. I have insurance with USAIG,
but I have no idea what "full standard limits insurance coverage"
might be. Coverage limit per incident? Per passenger? Deductable?
etc?

Cheers,
Sydney

If I remember correctly (I haven't received the paper-work from the broker
yet), it was 1M liability, 100K per passenger, and hull coverage with no
deductible. I guess 'standard' was not a good word to use.

--
Mike in Tucson (AVQ)
Archer N54405

"Snowbird" wrote in message
om...
"Mike Noel" wrote in message
...
Just to tie up some of the original question, the 74 Archer ended up
costing
50K (3000 TTAF, 1000 SMOH, basic IFR, 7/7). I'll probably be asking a
lot
of advice as I learn my way around living with an airplane. Full
standard
limits insurance coverage from USAIG was $980.

Congratulations

Um, now you'll have to educate me. I have insurance with USAIG,
but I have no idea what "full standard limits insurance coverage"
might be. Coverage limit per incident? Per passenger? Deductable?
etc?

Cheers,
Sydney

In article ,
(Nathan Young) writes:

Yep. Senenich's website indicates that Cherokee 180/early Archers use
the 60 inch pitch. Archer IIs (starting in '78) use a 62 inch, so
that's why the late model Archers are faster.


Interesting! I have a McCauley 7660 on my 79 Archer. Came that way from
previous owner. Wonder if a repitch might be in order?

Chuck

'guess if you have climb performace to spare, repitching would be an option.

--
Mike in Tucson (AVQ)
Archer N54405

"PaulaJay1" wrote in message
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In article ,
(Nathan Young) writes:

Yep. Senenich's website indicates that Cherokee 180/early Archers use
the 60 inch pitch. Archer IIs (starting in '78) use a 62 inch, so
that's why the late model Archers are faster.


Interesting! I have a McCauley 7660 on my 79 Archer. Came that way from
previous owner. Wonder if a repitch might be in order?

Chuck

On a trip back to the Bay Area from Las Vegas this past June, I got my
'77 Archer up to 17,000 going over the sierras just south of Mt.
Whitney. The climb over the desert was tough and slow. The
temperature out of Las Vegas was around 110F. Anyone know what %
power I was running up there?


Mike Hammock wrote in message ...
I frequently take out 78 Archer II to 10-11,000 ft. Not for
short trips, of course, but for 300+ miles and if the
winds are reasonable, it works well. Gets me that much
above the low level clouds and turblance.
I'm only climbing about 250-300 fpm torward the end,
but no controller has complained.

Mike Pvt/IFR N44979 at RYY


Lasse Hero wrote:

Nathan Young wrote:

This is slow for an Archer, but 10,000 feet means nothing without
knowing density altitude and RPM. A typical Archer should do about
150mph (130kts) wide open throttle at 8000ft DA.

Btw, how do you guys get that high with a non-aspirated and
not-so-powerful engine? Do you do it even with full load? (it seems that
all Americans fly Archers at about 10k ft...

I'm interetested in what kind of airspeed/fpm you use and how do you
lean in climb?

I don't usually go higher than 7000-8000 ft (with full load) and that is
difficult enough in my opinion I try to maintain at least 300fpm all
the way, with airspeed 80kts and leaning gradually after 5000ft.

Regards,

Lasse

Everyone, thanks for the climb performance comments even though it was
off-topic! (and sorry for that)

Very useful information indeed.

Best regards,

Lasse