Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.
Today’s Top Pick is a 1966 Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six.
Piper’s PA-28 Cherokee quickly became a hit following its introduction in 1960 and was used widely for training and as a personal aircraft for business and family travel. One of its few limitations was its four-seat cabin and limited useful load, which kept it from carrying heavier loads of passengers or cargo that many commercial and private pilots were seeking.
Just like sport-utility and large crossover vehicles that have become popular family transporters during the past two or three decades, GA aircraft with six seats are regarded as premium products because of the increased capacity and flexibility of their large, comfortable cabins and extra power.
The aircraft for sale today has the updated avionics, paint, and interior that could make a capable and economical family hauler for customers seeking extra carrying capacity and in a familiar, easy-to-fly airframe. For pilots who trained in Pipers PA-28s, this PA-32, which is based on the same airframe, should be a straightforward transition.
This 1966 Cherokee Six has 5,947 hours on the airframe and 456 hours on its 260 hp Lycoming O-540 engine. The aircraft received new paint in 2012 and a refurbished interior in 2015.
The IFR panel includes an Aspen EFD 1000, Garmin GTN 750 GPA/nav/com, Garmin GNS 430 GPS/nav/com, GMA 35 audio panel, GI 106A VOR indicator, GDL 88 transceiver for ADS-B In and Out, Garmin GTX 328 transponder, CGR 30P engine monitor, and S-TEC 50 autopilot.
Pilots looking for economical family transport with comfort, good load-carrying capacity and three rows of seats like popular SUVs should consider this 1966 Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six, which is available for $185,000 on AircraftForSale.
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