I can identify with your fondness for the Skipper. I also began to read about the extensive list of AD's for the Tomahawk's wing.ĭespite these shortcomings, I still have a soft spot in my heart for the Tomahawk. I wasn't so concerned about parts availability for the Piper Tomahawk, but the elevator supposedly lacks authority once airspeed drops below 35 KIAS. Great condition, strong engine, no squawks. Great airplane, but cosmetically challenged paint. Extremely clean, complete logs, and comes with a fresh annual inspection. The (2) biggest factors that steered me away from the Skipper was my concern for parts availability and the T-tail's performance on grass strip runways. Super nice privately owned Beech Skipper. Search our listings for used & new airplanes updated daily from 100s of private sellers & dealers. He reports that it handles like a bigger airplane. We have 15 NO MODEL GROUP Aircraft For Sale. Budd considered the Tomahawk one of the more undervalued aircraft in the market place.Ī hangar-neigbor, back home in Michigan, owns a Tomahawk and loves it. It was an unforgiving airplane in the stall, as it was designed to be. Piper designed the airplane, based on an extensive survey of flight instructors and schools. The Skipper was Beechcrafts attempt to enter the two-place trainer market with an aircraft capable of competing with the popular Cessna 150/152 line of trainer aircraft. His answer was that he felt the Tomahawk got a "bad wrap", as far as its reputation goes. View Details Quick Contact Price: 159,000. I even had the opportunity to ask Budd Davisson at an Oshkosh seminar what his thoughts were on the Tomahawk/Skipper line of airplanes. Still, I liked the bubble canopy and the looks of the t-tail. I knew full well the reputation as the "traumahawk", as has been pointed out. I had an infatuation with the Piper Tomahawk/Skipper when I started looking at airplanes to purchase. Search the entire market of 18,319 aircraft listed and updated daily. After it had been designed, tested, and recieved FAA certification, Piper changed the design by implementing fewer wing ribs, causing the wings to flex in a stall, and causing unpredictable behavior. Piper had some serious quality control problems with the Tomahawk. I'm even kinda unsure about flying in one. I have no intention of ever buying a Truamahawk Tomahawk. And it is quite alarming! Yet, I've heard from experienced Skipper owners that it loves grass strips. When you get in the Skipper, (Unless you're taller than me) You can't see the nose.Īnother con is how small the prop clearence is to the ground. I do like to be able to look outside and point the nose to a certain pitch attitude. The biggest con to me, was the sloped nose. It probably had better qualities as a trainer. Maybe Beech should've kept the low-tail configuration. The first Beech Skipper prototype had a standard tail. It had a very solid, yet fun and light feel to it. My instructor said he was impressed with it, as was I. But there has been fuel problems with them.įor a side by side comparison: This is the Skipper I flew. Rick, that sounds very accurate to everything I know about them.
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