Hi all,
Planning to rent a/c on forthcoming trip to Australia and looking at choices between:
- PA28-181 Archer III, 115kt cruise, fixed pitch prop, fixed gear
- PA28R-201 Arrow III, 130kt cruise, CS prop, retractable
The difference in the cost is unimportant as the difference in cruise speed just about takes care of the difference.
All things being equal, I'd like to rent the Arrow. I am already familiar with CS Props from the P28B Dakota I fly now, but have no experience of retractable.
So my question is: am I right to presume its pretty straightforward to convert to retractable, and that if this rental is the first time I fly a retractable type, am I right to anticpate the conversion to take no more than say 1/2 hours worth of circuits?
Cheers all,