The PA 28- A warning
Just a little warning as someone who has over a 1,000 hours on this little aircraft. There are PA 28's and PA 28's. Just like the 172 and 182 they are not all the same.
Just because you can fly one does not mean you will not come to grief in another.
Some older versions will carry four people.Others are lucky with two.
The very few PA-28 160's still on the UK register dating from the early sixties are the exceptions.
The recent accident on the Isle of Wight is a reminder:
This from On-MarkBob
The 140 Cherokee had a shorter fuselage and a different wing. It actually started life as the Thorpe Sky Scooter and was a two seater. Piper initially made the PA 160 a full four seater, the wing was diferent again, having no 'wash out'. When the PA 28-140 was concieved it was a 2+2 having a limit of only 200lbs on the rear seats, and a wing with 'wash out'. How many times have you seen 4 adults climb out of one? The aircraft was certified in two categories 'Normal' and 'Utility'. I've forgotton which one is which but I think that you could only spin it in the 'Utility' category with no load in the back