Jack Allison wrote:
Overall impressions to date:
- Float down the runway? Nope, it ain't a C-172. Much harder to float
down the runway in an Arrow. Easier to contact said runway with carrier
landing force though.

What speeds are you using?
Downwind:
Base:
Final:
Short Final:
Over the Threshhold:

- Pull the power back and you can drop like a streamlined manhole cover
if you need to. I'll bet forward slips are fun (have yet to try them).

Theory question: What is the minimum Indicated Airspeed for a slip?
Is there a difference between right and left slips?

- Things are busier in the pattern with the addition of gear, more
speeds to remember, CS prop, extra mantras you chant (My personal
favorite is "Pump(s), Red(s), Blue(s), Greens" on short final for the
last check of boost pump on, mixture full rich, prop full forward, and 3
in the green).

Remember that one of the greatest causes of gear up accidents is a go
around. The pilot brings the gear up reenters the pattern and forgets to
put it back down.

Jack, have you downloaded the PA28 review from the AOPA Aviation Safety
Institute website?

Which engine priming system does your aircraft have?