COMMON
PA32
Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six/Saratoga
Saratoga
“Six seats of Piper muscle.”
Piper · private
Length
27 ft 7 in
Wingspan
36 ft 2 in
Max speed
152 kts
Range
830 nmi
Ceiling
16,700 ft
Engines
1x Lycoming IO-540 (300 hp)
Crew
1
Max passengers
5
Typical config
1 pilot + 5 passengers
Built
4,800+
The PA-32 is the family hauler of general aviation. Six seats, big engine. Popular for family vacations.
Fun fact
The PA-32 was originally called the Cherokee Six before Piper renamed it.
How to spot one
Bigger Piper — wider fuselage than PA-28. Low wing. Retractable gear on Saratoga variant.
Crews call it
The Six
Sounds like
Six-cylinder Lycoming — deeper, more powerful than the four-cylinder Cherokees
Related
One might be overhead right now.
Bogey turns the Saratoga from a dot in the sky into a card in your logbook. Coming to iOS and Android.
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