GaryP1007 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Posted April 8, 2013 Having trouble finding anyone carrying wheel pants for a 1985 Piper Dakota. Seems production has halted. Any suggestions for a "go to" place that just might have access to a set? Quote
Ellioth Posted April 8, 2013 Report Posted April 8, 2013 I used to fly a '81 PA28-236 as part of a flying club. From time to time, members would ask for the factory pants to be installed. While my performance tracking efforts were not 100% perfect, I could never detect a speed increase with the pants installed. The flip side was that any wheel maintenance (including checking tire inflation) was made more difficult. Then one day a non-flyer remarked the airplane looked like a "french poodle" with the pants on! Quote
GaryP1007 Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Posted April 8, 2013 there is definitely a 4-7 kt loss without them. The old ones have been taken off and now I am at about 129-130 kts vs 135-137. Quote
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