This week, we met a new friend in South Dakota, who took us flying in his vintage Piper PA-22 aircraft from the 1960s. My son was even able to take the controls for a while before the pilot took over again and landed us on a dirt strip.
I recognized Lake Madison right away. I was a counter sniper at that airport when a President visited and was just off the runway where you turned to take off. Pretty cool to see the area again!
When I was in flight training in Canada way back a long time ago, I did my required x country in a Tri pacer. From St. John N.B. Canada to Sydney N.S and back via Summerside P.E.I. My training was in a tail dragger, a Fleet 80.
My first experience flying was a 45 minute dual instruction in a tri-pacer in 1960. I was 12 years old, and my Uncle was my flight instructor. … unforgettable … I am now 75, and have loved private aviation ever since 😊
Back in the 70s my brother got his pilots license. On his first big cross country he took me from Cleveland to Beverly, Massachusetts. He rented a tired but reliable Piper Colt. It was an adventure. A lot of memories came back watching this vid. Thanks.
One of my several regrets in this life was not learning to fly a small aircraft. I'm too old at 77, and I have no way to learn due to cost, etc. Oh well, things could be worse.
Not true. Go to a local small airport and find the EAA chapter. You will at least be exposed to and get to fly with a licensed pilot. Plus under the new “basic med” rules a drivers license is the only medical you need. No longer are in depth medical required for certain aircraft. The joy pays dividends.
My parents flew all over the country in a Cherokee when they were in their 80’s. Mom just took over the back seat and read while he was up front having a blast.
I was surprised how quick the plane got off the ground with 4 adults. That was quick. No lack of emergency landing options for sure. What a great flight. Only have a few hours in a Pacer. Back in the 60s. I thought they flew and handled well.
Hello, my friends. It's so nice to see your flight and these beautiful green fields. Happy calmness. May it always be with you. A very beautiful land and you who live on it. Sincerely from Russia. May GOD protect you, We say be healthy and happy.😊❤👏
@wollwerthimagery6267 but anyway, I guess you're all tall and that compensate. Thank you so much for the information. The airplane is absolutely gorgeous.
Great again, John. This reminds me of years ago, when my dad first got his pilot's license, He rented a small plane and flew to New Mexico to pick up Uncle Harry, and then flew to Dakota land, using the old gravel roads as landing strips. The only one I knew for sure was at Uncle Oscar's, but I'm sure there was more. I like the music you use, too!
"The vintage piper is small, comfortable, and it has the Cessna 150 feel. I love the introduction of the second rear door. It is a Family flyer, a beginners choice." 👍
Four adults in a Piper Tripacer? Now that's what I call a death-defying act! Maybe the saving Grace was minimum fuel, but I'm betting the weight & balance/CG was nail-biting. Yikes!
I've been watching some Tripacer videos for a while and never saw one with pilot and three passengers. This is completely awesome. I was reluctant to buy one because many comments I've heard about power, about that flies like a brick, that sinks over 2,000 fpm on final, and many more . This video vindicates Tripacer in all its magnificence. I will buy a Tripacer, no matter what that would be the last thing I'll do in my life. Beautiful and great airplane.
The Tri-pacer is a fine four seat airplane, for x-country and just sight seeing! Easy to fly and pretty economical ! Spent quite a few hours in one, and also the Piper Cherokee !
The Tri-Pacer is a great plane! Good useful load for it's size, robust landing gear, and slightly faster than a 172. My buddy has one and I've made several videos with it. I fly a Cherokee. Loved the video, and I subscribed!
The basic design of these planes dates back to the 1940's. The Piper "Clipper" series. Then the name was changed to "Pacer". Both tailwheel planes. But about '52 or '53, they "grew" a nose wheel and thus the "Tri-Pacer" was born. Produced by Piper all the way up to about 1960. Then, they were "reborn" as a two-seater called the "Colt" and made into 1963 or so. Way back in 1972, I nearly bought an early Tri-Pacer for $3,000. And about 1983 or '84, a friend of ours bought a 160 h.p. Tri-Pacer for $6,000. For a nicely restored bird today? If you could find one? You will be paying many times those prices, to be sure!!!!
Good video! As a Producer and Director of Photography for over 30 years I would suggest to lower the music a bit. You need that engine sound to enjoy this...
