1970 Garmin CHEROKEE 140 CRUISER, 520 SMOH,

Description

1970 Garmin CHEROKEE 140 CRUISER, 520 SMOH, — $49,950.

Specs

• Year: 1970
• Make / Model: Garmin CHEROKEE 140 CRUISER, 520 SMOH,
• Condition: Used
• Location: Cheraw, SC

Summary

THE CHEROKEE 140 IS THE ENTRY-LEVEL CHEROKEE, BUT ALL 140’S ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL! ALTHOUGH APPROVED AS A RETROFIT, THESE YOKES WERE NEVER FACTORY INSTALLED ON ANY 140 OR CRUISER IN ANY YEAR! THE INTERIOR LAYOUT IS SO GOOD THAT IT CONTINUED ON TO THE END OF THE 140 SERIES IN 1977 AND IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ARCHER, WARRIOR AND ARROW FROM THE 1970’S AND 1980’S!

Description

1970 CHEROKEE 140 CRUISER, 520 SMOH, NEWER PAINT, NEW GARMINS, NICE!

THE CHEROKEE 140 IS THE ENTRY-LEVEL CHEROKEE, BUT ALL 140’S ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL!

THIS AIRCRAFT HAS NEW STYLE GARMIN AVIONICS INSTALLED!

TOP OF THE LINE GARMIN GMA 345 AUDIO PANEL WITH INTERCOM AND MARKER BEACONS

GARMIN GNC 355 COMM 760 CHANNEL/WAAS GPS WITH MOVING MAP, LPV APPROACHES, TERRAIN, SAFETAXI AND CONNEXT DATA SHARING ALL ON A 4.8’ TOUCHSCREEN!!

THE TRANSPONDER IS A DIGITAL READOUT GTX 330ES WITH ADSB OUT TRANSMITTING!

THE SECOND NAV-COM IS A GOOD TKM MX-300 DIGITAL NAV-COM!

A NICE UPGRADE IS THE HANGING VERTICAL CARD COMPASS, WHICH OFFERS INFO IN THE SAME FORMAT AS YOUR D.G., FOR EASY CORRELATION!

THIS AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED FOR REAL WORLD, CROSS COUNTRY FLYING, NOT JUST THE MINIMUM FOR TRAINING!

PIPER WAS AWARE THAT MANY PEOPLE USED THE 140 NOT ONLY FOR FLIGHT TRAINING (IT’S ORIGINAL MISSION) BUT ALSO FOR MEDIUM CROSS COUNTRY TRIPS, POSSIBLY WITH A SMALL FAMILY, SO THEY INTRODUCED THE “CRUISER” OPTION PACKAGE, WITH THE SAME 150 H.P. LYCOMING AS THE TRAINER 140, BUT WITH FOLD DOWN REAR “BUCKET’ SEATS AND A FIBERGLAS REAR CABIN INSERT THAT PUSHES THE REAR BULKHEAD FURTHER INTO THE TAILCONE, PROVIDING STORAGE SPACE BEHIND THE NEW REAR SEATS, AS WELL AS A LARGE “HAT SHELF” ABOVE, PERFECT FOR EXTRA SOFT STORAGE.

WHEN I WAS YOUNG, MY DAD’S FIRST AIRPLANE WAS A 140 CRUISER AND HE WOULD TAKE MY SISTER AND I ALONG ON TRIPS TO THE BLACK HILLS, OR GRANDMAS HOUSE, OR TO A CABIN ON THE LAKE, AND IT WORKED GREAT!

THIS AIRCRAFT IS A 140C, A 1970, WHICH GIVES IT A WHOLE NEW FEELING INSIDE!

THE DASH WAS FACTORY REDESIGNED ON THE 1969 AND UP 140/CRUISERS, AND IT IS A THING OF BEAUTY!

THE BIGGEST CHANGE IS THE ADDITION OF A QUADRANT THROTTLE, PREVIOUSLY ONLY FOUND ON TWINS!

THE QUADRANT MAKES APPLYING AND REDUCING POWER FAR EASIER, AND MY FAVORITE FEATURE, YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF THROTTLE AND MIXTURE POSITION WITH A QUICK GLANCE, NO GUESSING!!

IN ADDITION TO THE THROTTLE QUADRANT, THE STRIP GUAGES WERE REDESIGNED, THE SWITCHES ARE ALL CENTRALLY LOCATED LARGE ROCKER SWITCHES, AND ALL CIRCUIT PROTECTION IS CIRCUIT BREAKERS!

THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT IS A STRAIGHT, TRUE 6 PACK ARRANGEMENT, STILL LOOKS MODERN TO THIS DAY!

THE SEATS WERE REDESIGNED TO BE MORE COMFORTABLE, WITH THE BOTTOWS DISHED, RATHER THAN HUMPED UP LIKE OLDER CHEROKEES!

THE INTERIOR LAYOUT IS SO GOOD THAT IT CONTINUED ON TO THE END OF THE 140 SERIES IN 1977 AND IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ARCHER, WARRIOR AND ARROW FROM THE 1970’S AND 1980’S!

AND THIS AIRPLANE HAS BEEN FURTHER UPGRADED WITH LATE STYLE “RAM’S HORN CONTROL WHEELS LIKE THE WARRIOR AND ARCHER USE!

ALTHOUGH APPROVED AS A RETROFIT, THESE YOKES WERE NEVER FACTORY INSTALLED ON ANY 140 OR CRUISER IN ANY YEAR!

THEY HELP TO MAKE THE DASH LOOK “MODERN”1

I AM NOT PERSONALLY A HUGE FAN OF THE GREY STRIPED FABRIC USED IN THE SEAT INSERTS AND SIDE PANELS, BUT MUST ADMIT I LIKED THE ACTUAL LOOK MUCH BETTER IN PERSON THAN THE FIRST PHOTOS I SAW.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THEY ARE SOFT AND COMFORTABLE!

ON THE EXTERIOR, THIS AIRPLANE LOOKS SHARP!

PAINTED IN 1997 AND PROTECTED MOST DAYS SINCE, IN A MORE MODERN, CLEAN SCHEME THAN ANY ORIGINAL PAINT CHEROKEE FROM ANY YEAR BEFORE 2000!

DARK METALLIC BLUE LOWER AND FINE SIDE STRIPES AND WING OUTBOARDS/TIPS, WITH WHITE UPPER AND WINGS.

SHINY AND SMOOTH!

THERE IS HOWEVER SOME FINE HAIL PINGS SCATTERED ACROSS THE WINGS AND CONTROL SURFACES!

NO LARGE DENTS, NO PAINT CHIPS FROM HAIL, AND NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES, THE PLANE HAS A FRESH ANNUAL WAITING TO BE SIGNED OFF NEXT WEEK WHEN THE NEW GREY TINTED REAR WINDOWS ARE INSTALLED!!

THE 1970 140/CRUISER IS THE FIRST IN THE LINE TO USE THE LARGER, 2 PIECE DORSAL FAIRING, WHICH INCREASES DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AND SMOTHS THE FLOW OVER THE VERTICAL FIN.

ALL CHEROKEES BUILT FROM 1970 AND ON USE THIS NEW STYLE DORSAL!

THE FINISHING TOUCH ON THIS AIRCRAFT’S APPEARANCE IS THE WHEEL PANTS!

FLIGHT SCHOOL AIRPLANES ALWAYS HAVE THEM REMOVED, PERSONAL USE AIRPLANES SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE THEM!

THEY ADD A FEW MPH IN CRUISE, BUT MOSTLY THEY FINISH OFF THE LOOK TO A “T”.

FRIENDS DON’T LET FRIENDS FLY A CHEROKEE WITHOUT WHEELPANTS!!

WITH ONLY 520 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL ON THE 0-320E2A ENGINE, OVERHAULED WITH CHROME CYLINDERS IN DECEMBER OF 2002, THIS ENGINE SHOULD GIVE 1,500 HOURS OF TROUBLE FREE USE TO IT’S 2000 HOUR TBO!

SO THIS AIRPLANE HAS:

A SHARP, MODERN LOOK!

AN UPDATED, MODERN AND CAPABLE INSTRUMENT PANEL!

AN INTERIOR IN NICE CONDITION!

LOW TOTAL TIME!

LOW ENGINE TIME!

PROP HAS THE SAME 520 SINCE OVERHAUL AS THE ENGINE!

LOCATED AT THE MECHANIC WHO DID THE ANNUAL IN CHERAW, SOUTH CAROLINA, YOU CAN VIEW THE AIRPLANE THERE, ALONG WITH THE LOGBOOKS IF YOU LIKE.

I WILL BE MOVING THE AIRPLANE UP TO MINNESOTA BEFORE OSHKOSH, IF YOU WOULD PREFER TO TAKE DELIVERY IN MINNESOTA.

THE ORIGINAL LOGBOOKS WERE MARKED AS LOST IN 1995, AND WE HAVE A COMPLETE SET SINCE THAT TIME AND 3,500 HOURS TOTAL TIME.

THE MAJOR OVERHAUL OF THE ENGINE, PROP OVERHAUL AND STRIP AND PAINT ARE ALL IN THE LOGBOOKS WE HAVE!

SOLD WITH THE FAA BILL OF SALE

AND THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE!

THIS IS A GREAT AIRPLANE TO LEARN TO FLY IN AND THEN CONTINUE TO ADD TIME, OR AS YOUR FIRST AIRPLANE AFTER YOU GET YOUR LICENSE, OR AS YOUR LAST AIRPLANE!

REMEMBER, THE 140/CRUISER QUALIFIES FOR MOSAIC, WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A MEDICAL!!

LOTS OF NICE AIRPLANE, PRICED THE SAME AS THE OLDER, TIRED, UGLY AND ILL-EQUIPPED 140’S, AND ABOUT ½ THE NICE ONES!

GOOD BIDDING!

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REPAIR OF ANY AIRCRAFT WILL DEPEND ON MANY FACTORS, SUCH AS AVAILABILITY OF USED PARTS, LABOR RATE OF THE REPAIR FACILITY, FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, ETC. AND WE WOULD NEVER PRESUME TO ESTIMATE THIS NUMBER FOR A BUYER. BEWARE OF THOSE WHO OBVIOUSLY GIVE UNREALISTICALLY LOW "ESTIMATES" FOR THE REPAIR OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT THEY SELL.

THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD WITH A LOW RESERVE, THEREFORE WE FULLY EXPECT THIS LISTING WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE CLOSE OF THIS AUCTION, SO BID EARLY AND BID HIGH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE TO BUY THIS ITEM LATER!!

AS WE SET OUR BUY-IT-NOW SO LOW, MANY OF OUR AIRPLANES SELL BY THIS METHOD BEFORE THE END OF THE AUCTION. DONT WAIT TOO LONG HOPING TO SNIPE IT AT THE END, AND BE DISAPPOINTED !

WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT INC IS THE #1 VOLUME SELLER IN THE USED AIRCRAFT MARKET!

WE ARE THE REAL BRICK AND MORTAR WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT YOU HAVE SEEN ADVERTISED ON PAGE 6 OF TRADE-A-PLANE, AT OUR BOOTHS AT OSHKOSH, SUN-AND-FUN, AOPA, AND ELSEWHERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS !!!!

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DUE TO THE AUCTION FORMAT, IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR FOR THE HIGH BIDDER NOT TO BUY THE ITEM LISTED, SO TREAT YOUR BID LIKE A HANDSHAKE!!

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SO BE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, AND FUNDSIN PLACE.

A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $2,000 IS DUE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE BID CLOSING. WE PREFER PAYPAL FOR THIS DEPOSIT, BUT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAYPAL, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL HELP YOU FIND AN ALTERNATIVE.

THE BALANCE OF THE PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF B

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