Thanks. We are certainly enjoying it. Simple three step process. clay bar, polish, carnauba wax. It really makes you appreciate how large a small plane is.
Thanks for the feedback. That's me in the video. We got the under-the-cowling stuff sorted with an engine overhaul, redone mounts, and pretty much everything forward of the firewall redone recently.
I'm using a PA-28 161 for my PPL training. Your video has been very instructive for me and during my lessons I was very confident and impressed my instructor. Thank you for this video
I was flying the Cessna 152 and now I'm starting to fly the Piper Warrior II and Archer II/III this video was extremely helpful. Thank you so much. I'm very impressed of how knowledgeable you are with everything in the plane from where the ELT is located to the spark plug wiring and everything else, very impressive.
Awesome video! I’m transferring to this aircraft for flight instruction and my CFI is going to be impressed for my first flight on this PA-28 thank you so much!
The only thing you didn't do was tear down the engine and rebuild it! :) You seem like a classic pilot. Thorough, informative and calm. Nice plane too! :)
Thank you so much for taking time to make this video. Your warrior has a beautiful livery and so well taken care of, and your hangar is in pristine condition condition. I myself fly a Warrior II as well because I am in flight school it’s an amazing aircraft. Safe and happy flying clear skies and tailwinds my friend.
Thanks for this video man! I'll be flying one of these for the first time with a cfi on Monday. This video was really helpful in preparing me for the transitioning from the 172s that I normally fly.
I hope you have a great time Monday. You will most likely notice that the Warriors float a little bit more on landing than the 172s. Both are great airplanes and unique in their own ways.
I like that you emphasized the connection from the elevator control to the stabilator. In my opinion, that's the most critical thing on the whole airplane to preflight carefully. Lose an aileron or a flap or the spinner or the prop or the cowling or the rudder or just about anything else, and you're probably going to be able to find a way to land the airplane. Lose the connection to the stabilator, and there's nothing you can do - you are toast. Nice video - good job!
I know very little about aircraft and flying, but I watch a lot of these videos. After some of them I think to myself I'd have to be crazy to fly with the guy making the video. But the professionalism of this video, and the sheer common sense approach to these checks, would make me comfortable to fly with you guys anytime. Excellent work, thanks. edit... question though (non-flyer here): you say you've come up with this sequence, but I assume the owner's handbook has a sequence suggested by the makers. So why the need for your own sequence?
The key is to find a repeatable process(flow) that works for you that captures all of the required items as well as any others you want to check. This flow accomplishes that and is easy and logical to follow.
I had it today! My session was designed to be an introduction for people who think they might want to get a PPL. It was a lot of fun! I got to see my business, and we tried to find my house, but I didn't see it. I was already familiar with the pre-flight procedure due to this video. The instructor had already done part of it when I got there, but he showed me the end of it. I had expected the aircraft to feel a lot "shakier" than a commercial airliner, but it didn't. The instructor let me take the controls, and I was very tentative at first, but I pretty quickly got a feel for it. I did find that all my attention was focused on the controls, and I couldn't imagine also having to watch for traffic and communicate over the radio as well, but I'm sure that comes with time. I now have to decide if I'm going to work on my PPL, or just let this be a one time experience. As you know, it's not a cheap endeavor! Thank you for checking in, and for the great video.
OMG I'm taking my family up in this exact plane (N2114F) today! :-) It found it's way to Wings of Carolina (maybe a leaseback like 64TZ is?) What a small world!
It's a great airplane. We struggled with the idea of selling it. However, when purchasing an airplane it is paramount to determine the mission. We found that after 8 years of flying N2114F that our flight mission was farther than a Warrior could support. We fly from NC to PA, to Cape Cod, Mississippi, Sun N Fun, and Oshkosh. So, we decided a Mooney M20J would work better for our missions. It's a great airplane. Did you have a chance to turn on all of the LED lights outside?
@@btflync Yes indeed it was very nice and the lights are excellent. I'm afraid to say that 1-2 years of making this plane a rental has taken a toll on her interior. Still very well maintained due to the club's self-imposed 50 hour maint cycle, but due to resource constraints the interiors do not get a whole lot of TLC for renovations.
I have the same plane. I've always called myself a Warrior when reporting location or talking to ATC. I heard you say Cherokee...what is your opinion on what I should be saying? I'm assuming more pilots know what a Cherokee is over a Warrior. A few times ATC has asked me my type of aircraft after saying Warrior and I said PA28.
We have found that most of the time whether we say PA28 or Warrior ATC just calls us a Cherokee. So, we have defaulted to just calling ourselves a Cherokee and everything goes a whole lot smoother.
i hope your one of the youtubers that answer back... @ 12:10 ish you talk about switching tanks, i my mind, i would use both all the time! My thought is " the fuel selector is just another mechanical part that COULD fail. Why take the chance??? (edit spelling)
The design of the low wing Piper is that the selector has only three positions: Left, Right and Off. The high wing airplanes are the ones that typically have 4 selections (Both, Left, Right, Off).
14 CFR 25.1337 indicates in (b) Fuel quantity indicator. There must be means to indicate to the flight crewmembers, the quantity, in gallons or equivalent units, of usable fuel in each tank during flight. In addition - (1) Each fuel quantity indicator must be calibrated to read “zero” during level flight when the quantity of fuel remaining in the tank is equal to the unusable fuel supply determined under 25.959; ------ If the gauges only need to be calibrated for zero fuel, I'm not sure I understand your comment. Can you elaborate?
@@btflync You bet. The CFR requires the following: if a 25 gal tank has 1 gallon left (two gallons for both tanks), then the gauge must read zero to represent the amount of usable fuel remaining. This doesn't imply (implicitly or explicitly) that the gauge is only accurate when reading zero or when tanks are emptied of usable fuel. I like the video, plane, hanger condition, and presentation. Can you confirm for me: the static port is on the side of the blade and not the back? The drain is on the back? Getting a Piper checkout soon so doing some self study. Videos are not always easy to produce and take a lot of time, I appreciate you and your camera person's efforts.
+CL gamers - check aso.com. They tend to range from 15k - 50k depending on equipment and condition. Just remember, if you buy one that is not equipped as you like, everything is expensive to add to an airplane. For operating costs, figure about $100/hr but that depends on how much you fly and if you store in a hangar for on the ramp. I'd recommend looking for a flying club in your local area to get a good understanding of what flight training will cost. Here's a link to find one: www.aopa.org/Pilot-Resources/Flying-Clubs
+btflync thanks for showing me the site I have found the perfect warrior that had what I wanted now I need to save 😜 luckily I don't spend a lot of money
sorry bro. one more...lol Your always talking about and very concerned about, the screws,nuts, and bolts being in place? that's scary in it self, that being said....why dont you grab a Phillips head and check a few while your doing the walk around?
loose fasteners sometimes will give clues like cracked paint around it, shiny spots around it, grey streaks around it (in aluminum), or orange streaks (in steel) If you see one of those, then check the fastener closer.
