✓Currently owned by approved training organisation
✓All ADs and SBs addressed with full logs available
✓NASA GA(W)-1 Whitcomb airfoil design for enhanced spin training
This 1978 Piper PA-38 Tomahawk is a two-seat, single-engine trainer aircraft with distinctive T-tail configuration and fixed tricycle landing gear. Currently operated by an approved training organisation, it features acceptable engine hours and is suitable for flight training, hour building, or private use.
Maintenance
All applicable Airworthiness Directives (ADs) and Service Bulletins (SBs) have been addressed. Full logs and records are available for inspection.
Avionics
8.33 kHz spaced
Additional remarks
The Piper PA38 Tomahawk is a single-engine, low-wing cantilever monoplane featuring a distinctive T-tail and an enclosed cabin designed for two occupants. It is equipped with fixed tricycle landing gear and is powered by a Lycoming O-235 four-cylinder piston engine, paired with a twin-bladed tractor propeller. Cabin access is provided through two front-hinged doors.
Aircraft G-BOLE boasts acceptable engine hours and calendar life, making it suitable for a flight training organisation, hour building, or private use.
Piper developed the Tomahawk to meet the demand for an affordable, two-seat trainer. Before designing the aircraft, Piper conducted extensive surveys of flight instructors to gather their input. Instructors wanted a more spin-capable aircraft for training, as other trainers like the Cessna 150 and 152 were designed to naturally recover from spins. To address this need, the Tomahawk’s NASA GA(W)-1 Whitcomb airfoil design requires specific pilot input for spin recovery, thereby enhancing pilot proficiency.
