Short Wing Pipers
When it comes to PA-22 rebuilds, there are good Tri-Pacers and there are great Tri-Pacers. This is the story of…
A highly experienced pilot has strong opinions about the Pacer and Tri-Pacer. His flight in a Tri-Pacer tailwheel conversion puts…
The author tracks down a unique bird tucked away on a Minnesota grass strip—a completely original and actively flying 1953…
By David Leininger
Don’t discount the PA-22/20; it can serve well as a family aircraft. April 2015- Both my husband, Owen, and I…
November 2014- A Piper Vagabond finds it’s way home. No matter where it landed, a yellow Vagabond with “North…
June 2014- Historians will tell us that a recession began at a particular time and ended on another. Economists will…
August 2012 Considering that Piper produced this quick-and-cheap two-seater after going bankrupt, it is surprisingly good. When the…
The PA-16 Clipper is a stretched and refined version of the Vagabond intended to seat four people. It is equipped…
The Piper PA-15 Vagabond and PA-17 Vagabond are both two seat, high wing, conventional gear light aircraft that were designed…
The PA-20 Pacer and PA-22 Tri-Pacer are a family of four-place, strut braced, high-wing light aircraft that were built by…

