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Old 5th March 2002 | 20:05
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foghorn
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Wonderful, wonderful aircraft.. .. .Well balanced responsive controls, fast (one of the fastest 180hp fixed pitch a/c - will cruise at 120 KIAS with power to spare), excellent cockpit position with good visibility, and there are plenty of them and their lower-powered sisters the AA5 and AA5A in the UK.. .. .On the downside I've heard that they do occasionally have fuel leak problems, and they have the usual Grumman AA5-series problems with the delicate free-castoring nosewheel and snappy wing-drop at the stall (if you're used to Piper a/c).. .. .I think the elevator problem that p_s refers to is only on the original 150hp Grumman AA5 Traveler, not the AA5B Tiger.. .. .Glad to hear that they're coming back into production (again).. .. .cheers!. .foggy.
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