| | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 21,705 Likes: 2245 Member/20,000 posts | | Member/20,000 posts Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 21,705 Likes: 2245 | If anyone happens to be in the market for a Grumman Tiger or knows someone who's looking, I just happen to know where a very nice one is available from my hangar neighbor next door. The owner is a Southwest Captain and he has his cross hairs on a certain Bonanza.....(not mine.  ) Jim
Cessna 150/150, N2259M - Mighty Mouse
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,272 Likes: 25 Member/2500+posts | | Member/2500+posts Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,272 Likes: 25 | I have a friend who's lusted after one for a while. Any idea what price range we're thinking, hours, paint, pictures? He still doesn't have his ppl but is working on it.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 3,361 Likes: 4 Member/2500+posts | | Member/2500+posts Joined: May 2009 Posts: 3,361 Likes: 4 | I used to love teaching in the Tiger... An AMAZING airplane!
Max!
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 Member/10,000+ posts! | | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 | I used to love teaching in the Tiger... An AMAZING airplane! I have never flown in one but I have been told by more than a couple of owners that though the Traveler, Cheetah and Tigers cruise quite efficiently, they have a higher than normal rate of accidents due to a propensity towards poor climbing abilities and lack of tolerance for higher density altitude situations, along with some nasty landing and stall characteristics? In other words, by just listening to word of mouth these aircraft,like most higher performance aircraft, require to be payed a lil more attention, are unforgiving to complacency and are geared to a more specific market of speed sacrificing the versatility as found in your typical Cessna? Bill | | | | | | Amy_White Unregistered | | Amy_White Unregistered | I love them too! A Grumman Tiger was the first airplane I ever took the controls of. ...and I think the owner and good friend wants to sell it to me now. It would make a nice four seater! But there's no way right now!  | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 21,705 Likes: 2245 Member/20,000 posts | | Member/20,000 posts Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 21,705 Likes: 2245 | Any idea what price range we're thinking, hours, paint, pictures? I'll have to work on that....give me a couple days. Jim
Cessna 150/150, N2259M - Mighty Mouse
| | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 3,361 Likes: 4 Member/2500+posts | | Member/2500+posts Joined: May 2009 Posts: 3,361 Likes: 4 | I used to love teaching in the Tiger... An AMAZING airplane! I have never flown in one but I have been told by more than a couple of owners that though the Traveler, Cheetah and Tigers cruise quite efficiently, they have a higher than normal rate of accidents due to a propensity towards poor climbing abilities and lack of tolerance for higher density altitude situations, along with some nasty landing and stall characteristics? In other words, by just listening to word of mouth these aircraft,like most higher performance aircraft, require to be payed a lil more attention, are unforgiving to complacency and are geared to a more specific market of speed sacrificing the versatility as found in your typical Cessna? Bill I dunno about any of that, they did OK in High Density Altitude FL. We often flew 3 people. They used the Tigers as initial trainer. Worked OK for the University...
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I miss John Ruffo
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Thinking foolish thoughts here...always liked the Tiger. Excellent combination of performance and handling, although it was so light on the controls that hand flying IFR got tiring.
The Cheetah was a delightful handling airplane, with six hours of gas (and two people), but climb could be anemic in warm weather. The 30 extra horsepower of the Tiger solved that problem nicely. It got up and moved. (Much more willing to go into short fields in a Tiger than a Cheetah.) The ones I flew cruised as fast as a Piper Arrow (although turning 2700 rpm, so noisy as a boiler factory) on 20 fewer horsepower, with fixed gear.
Only time I was less than enamored of the airplanes was getting in and out when it was raining hard - that got to be a comedy routine. I liked that the rear seat folded flat, so you could carry bulky stuff, but didn't like that it was below the front seats so rear pax couldn't see much. When I bought my first airplane it was a tough call between a Cardinal and a Tiger - went with the Cardinal because of cabin size (baby on the way) and ease of loading over the speed.
Warmest regards,
Rick | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 21,705 Likes: 2245 Member/20,000 posts | | Member/20,000 posts Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 21,705 Likes: 2245 | Any idea what price range we're thinking, hours, paint, pictures? It's listed in Trade-A-Plane: http://www.trade-a-plane.com/detail...American+General/AA5B+Tiger/1626122.htmlHe said he'll deliver it for gas money.....which means you know who would have to go shag him and bring him home. I've turned a few wrenches on the plane and have flown it from the left seat and can verify it's a keeper....if that's worth anything. Price, like most things in life, is negotiable. Brent is also a CFI and can check out your friends instructor if that's needed. Jim
Cessna 150/150, N2259M - Mighty Mouse
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I dunno about any of that, they did OK in High Density Altitude FL. We often flew 3 people. They used the Tigers as initial trainer. Worked OK for the University...
Sounds to me like you DO know about that and by comparison, the operative phrase is "I have never flown in one but". Jim
Cessna 150/150, N2259M - Mighty Mouse
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