Are Piper planes safe?

I have flown Piper, and Cessna aircraft, and they are both safe aircraft. Remember aircraft are certified by the FAA, and they are both safe aircraft to fly.

Is Cessna a safe plane?

In general, Cessnas are safe to fly owing to the company’s profound experience in the aircraft manufacturing industry and adaptability to modern aircraft safety innovations. For instance, in one study, Cessna 172 had a fatality rate of 0.56 per 100,000 flying hours (the best in general aviation)!

How far can you fly in a Piper?

With a full load of fuel and a long-range cruise power setting, Piper claims the Mirage can fly three people about 1,450 nautical miles and land with IFR fuel reserves. At high-speed cruise, maximum range is a respectable 980 nm.

What is the difference between Piper Warrior and Archer?

Performance of the Archer III is marginally better than that of Piper’s introductory trainer, the Warrior III. In fact, in terms of useful load and range, the Warrior outperforms the Archer, because it is lighter and its 160-hp Lycoming O-320 burns less fuel. Climb rate is where the Archer struts its extra 20 hp.

Is a Piper Archer safe?

Slow with unremarkable handling characteristics, the Piper Archer is a safe, stable plane, that is easy to land even on short runways.

What is the safest single engine plane?

Pilatus PC-12 NGX Making itself known as one of the safest single engine airplane in the world, in its over 7 million flight hours, the PC-12 NGX has proved itself as the most versatile, safe, and valued aircraft in the private segment.

How safe is a Piper Cherokee?

Piper Cherokee and Arrow Safety Highlights also shows that some 81 percent of Cherokee accidents and 72 percent of Arrow accidents were caused by the pilot, mostly as a result of poor judgment. Similar pilot error rates were found in comparison aircraft.

Is a Piper Cub easy to fly?

You don’t have to be wealthy to own one, for the light plane is low in price and uses less gasoline and oil than a medium- priced car. During peacetime, with a modest down pay- ment you can pay for a Piper Cub in easy monthly installments. Yes, today it’s easy to fly . . . and economical too!

Is the Piper Tomahawk a good plane?

According to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Foundation, which published a Safety Highlight report on the Piper Tomahawk, the Piper Tomahawk has a one-third lower accident rate per flying hour than the comparable Cessna 150/152 series of two-place benchmark trainers.

What is the difference between a Piper and Cessna?

You have tapped into a dispute that has carried on for 85 years or so… but if you’re strictly talking from a cost standpoint… standard training aircraft, be they piper or Cessna, is relatively the same… I would venture to say maintenance cost will be roughly the same, however Cessna’s acquisition cost are usually slight higher than a Piper.

Was the Tomahawk really more dangerous than the Cessna 150?

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) estimated that the Tomahawk’s stall/spin accident rate was three to five times that of the Cessna 150/152. [2] Earlier in the article it was stated:

Are there any problems with the Cessna 150?

There was a company here that had both a Cherokee 180 and a Cessna 150. The 150 seemed to have recurring cylinder problems, maybe because it flew at near max gross on every flight, and flew A LOT. Anyway, they sold it and bought another Cherokee, a pretty nice one too.