Great to hear from you, Jeff. The plane is in good shape, and the paint job is holding up well after ~20 years, so I can tell you and Lachute didn’t cut any corners. The big changes to the plane are a 4-place intercom (added when I bought it in 2002), a Stormscope (added in 2004), and simple STEC20 autopilot (2011).

It also has a mostly-new engine — the prop tip was struck by lightning in 2005 while sitting on the ramp, and much of the engine was fried, though the rest of the plane, aside from from prop and engine, was fine. The insurance company paid for a new prop and an engine rebuild with mostly new parts, and also for sending the engine mount to Halifax to be degaussed — the whole thing had become a giant magnet, so that the compass always pointed north. It was down for several months.

I originally thought I’d upgrade some day, but the Warrior really is fast enough food my usual flights from Ottawa – average 2:30 for Boston or NYC, 1:45 for Toronto, etc. And there’s a lot to be said for simple, cheap, and idiot-resistant.

Thanks for the comment, John, and I admire your taste in piston aircraft. 🙂

– Anders