The -400 does have a quirk or two. Rare is the pilot who has not sent himself/herself to Pluto by banging the old noggin on the overhead panel. I know that I have had my bell rung once or twice by trying to stand up too soon.
The cockpit, when in either the right or left seat, is rather loud and so earplugs were a must for me.
That was about it though...a nice aircraft to fly and a dream to land. Just the slightest nudge (maybe more of just a thought of a nudge) to keep it coming down when it gets into ground effect and thereafter one is often not sure (other than the speedbrake lever being driven back) that one is on the ground.
My initial solo (many turns of the calendar ago) was in a Piper 140 and I swear that the -400 gave the same sensation on landing with the controls being that light. One would never know how much airplane is underneath nor behind. Not sure how they engineered that feeling in but they really did it right!
Last edited by Uncle Fred; 5th Feb 2016 at 21:48.