Looking for a sport cruiser resale

[steven w ham]

Hello .. just joined the forum after learning about the Sport Cruiser at EAA just concluded .. in the market for a used model .. probably around $100k or less .. any leads appreciated .. thanks

[RKing]

There are several on Barnstormers or Controller. You can search for SportCruiser, but don't forget to search for Piper Sport (same aircraft, just 2010-2011 model years.). I believe there's a nice 2010 for $80K on Barnstormers right now. Here's the link:

http://www.barnstormers.com/classified_1284025_2010+PiperSport+.html

[steven w ham]

thanks for the heads up .. do you own one?

[RKing]

Good luck with the search and (hopefully) purchase!

I do own one. Mine is an earlier 2008 model.

[steven w ham]

care to comment on the "nosewheel" issue of numerous collapses & cause/prevention?

[RKing]

My aircraft is still on its original nosegear, and the previous owner has flown it off grass strips most of its life. There is nothing inherently wrong with the nose gear IMO. And CZAW (now CSA) updated to a beefier nosegear and firewall reinforcements to help offset poor landing technique.

Like any other aircraft, the Sportcruiser. Weds to be flown ALL the way to the ground. This means holding off the nosewheel until there's not enough airspeed to keep it up. Students will let the nosewheel drop and, with enough repeated drops, the nosegear will give way. Or students and some pilots will not land on the main gear first, and fly it down to a 3 point landing which increases the chance of porpoising and nose gear collapse. But again, those are my opinions.