In the world of piston twins, the head-turning Piper Aerostar has an earned reputation for impressive speed, decent endurance and timeless good looks. It also comes with an interesting history dating back to the late 1960s.
The Aerostar is the product of famed aircraft designer Ted Smith, whose name is attached to such classics as the A-20 twin-engine bomber and the Twin and Jet Commander lines. These days, the Aerostar gets high marks from owners for the same reasons pilots liked them early on. Better yet, field support is good thanks to the Aerostar Corp. and also the Aerostar Owners Association. Still, this is not a twin for skimping on training or maintenance. But when it all comes together, it’s an impressively capable go-places machine with a flying experience more like a small jet than a light piston twin.
