Piper Tomahawk (N53BS)

It is helpful when photographers identify the aircraft they are shooting. This is a Piper PA38-112 "Tomahawk."

Thank you !!

Yep. Or a 'Traumahawk" for those of us who have flown them.

Great photo! And very cool livery on this Tomahawk.

Can do no harm with USAAC blue/yellow

No Traumahawk here. Was about as docile as a plane can be! Lots of hours in them, but most in C-172, Warrior, and Arrow.

My instructor told me if I could fly this little "beast", I could fly anything. Well, I ended up liking the beast....

Flew one of these after getting my rating. Heard that you were a test pilot after 3 turns in a spin. Fun and stable little platform though.

Is this a training plane or a stunt plane (or neither?) Beautiful shot! Where is this taken?

1979 PIPER PA-38-112
(WE ALL KNOW Bravo Sierra)

Back in '79 at KSQL, I started my Private training in one of 5 new Tomahawks the local Piper dealer had proudly purchased. They spent so much time down with initial mechanical teething problems and AD's on the nose gear steering, that I couldn't fly for weeks at a time. It added review hours to my training when they'd came back on line, further emptying my thin wallet... I gave up on them and shifted to a Warrior II to get finished. NOT a fond memory of this airplane! At least this one has style!

Stop acknowledging these photos without identities. It will force the photographers to put their identities and where taken if they actually did take them.