Buying and bringing home my Tri-Pacer, Denver, CO - Snohomish, WA
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Published 2018-06-24
Purchased from seller at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, in Broomfield, Colorado.
With the weather forecast and winds aloft, I decided the best route home was up through the Rockies in Montana where the passes are wide and fairly low, plus I could overnight with family if I beat the weather into Missoula.
Please forgive the unsteady video recordings. I had light to moderate turbulence the entire way home.
I now know of the importance of gust locks, which I did not have at this time, but now keep in the plane!
All Comments (21)
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Brings back great memories of the early sixties. My late father used to ask me if I was feeling OK on a school day. I knew right what he meant. I'd say not too good dad and he'd say let's go flying! We'd have lunch at the bellingham Airport and he'd rent the tri pacer. Great times! Thanks for the video!
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Beautiful bird and scenery. In an older, past life, I owned a 54 and 56 Tri Pacer. Back in my day, they were called "flying milk stools".
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What a wonderful flight! I got my private in a Piper Colt in 1969. Dreamed about owning one, or it’s sibling the tri-pacer…
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I know exactly what you did and how it felt. I got my cert in September and the next day flew 5 and a half hours towards my home airport. It is such a cool and amazing trip that first one. Every trip thereafter is great too, but the first one is special. I just sold my plane and delivered it to Florida from Denver and once again it was a special trip full of nostalgia and amazing sights never seen before in that manner. On the United flight home I flew the same route just a "wee bit higher'. Even more stunning to realize I just flew the other way down there.... Flying: once you do it you never cease to look up. Now what? Get another plane of course....
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Wonderful your PA22. I Also owned and loved one, s/n 22-7397, for.10 years until 2014. Registration CC-PGF in Chile.
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Nothing sounds as pretty as the whistling of a Tri-Pacer passing overhead. You are truly blessed to own one!
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I imagine most viewers are loving all the scenic shots, but I would have loved to see a few pics of the cockpit and instruments. Show me the interior, not just the exterior. After all, the video is about the plane too!!! .
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Loved this! I live in Denver and am looking at purchasing a Tri pacer. You make it look as fun as it sounds! Thanks for sharing.
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Great video…thanks.
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Great video, dude, thanks so much for sharing your trip. My father was a CFI teaching from Carpenter Airport outside of Charlotte in the 60's, and took me flying numerous times in a TriPacer. The Piper fleet back then was only 20+/- yrs old...can't believe the craftsmanship shown with you flying N950ID 50-60- yrs later. Wow ! I don't believe there will be many Cirrus's or newly designed aircraft flying 60 yrs from now, although I may be wrong. Fair winds and sunny sky's to you, mountain skimmer.
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With a woman instructor I flew the Piper Colt in College. This had 108 hp no back seat with no flaps. I moved up to the 150 hp tri pacer aft my private. Great airplanes.
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Very underrated aircraft, at low altitudes a Tri pacer will fly circles around a Cessna 172
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Thanks for bringing me along.
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Beautiful plane !!
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That is a sweeeeeet plane! I love my old tri-pacer
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Tri-Pacer was one of the airplanes I grew up around in the Keys in the 1950's. Still love them today! Thanks for a wonderful video!
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I restored a 1955 Tri Pacer and converted it to a Pacer tail drag-er and put the 160 hp in it. I flew it for 10 years here in N. Idaho and the Everette area. Great airplane, Great video that brought back a lot of memories
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Best looking Tri Pacer , and I live in Tri Pacer country !
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Your video is cool. Your airplane is magnificent. Thanks for preparing and sharing the video of your journey.
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Beautiful aircraft.
