{"id":7,"date":"2024-12-31T00:33:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T00:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-01-02T18:11:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T18:11:54","slug":"finley-flyers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"Aircraft Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-490fa1db wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-650790e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\">Finley Flyers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1.25rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Aircraft Information<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d89aad35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p><strong>N8373C <\/strong>is a 1976 Piper Archer II, model designation PA28-181. Total airframe hours are approximately 8,500. It has traditional 6 pack gauges and optional equipment includes Autocontrol IIIB autopilot, electric pitch trim, dual PTT switches, alternate static source, <strong>and <\/strong>standby vacuum.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This aircraft cruises at 110-115 knots and has a useful load of 993 pounds. Full fuel tanks offer 48 gallons for 5 hours cruise time with a payload of 705 pounds of passengers and baggage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, a Lycoming reconditioned engine with O time was installed which includes the current standard design feature of cam roller lifters. That same engine is now having its first major overhaul performed and is expected to be reinstalled in the aircraft in March 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avionics have been upgraded with Avidyne equipment to include an AXP240 audio panel with Bluetooth, an APX240 ADSB-out tranponder, a skytrax ADSB-in receiver, and an IFD440 FMS\/GPS NAV\/COM with IFD100 <strong>Ipad <\/strong>integration.&nbsp;Both Annual and 100hr inspections have been performed regularly, along with <strong>maintaining <\/strong>an up to date GPS database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"19\" src=\"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/N8373C-avionics-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19\" srcset=\"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/N8373C-avionics-rotated.jpg 480w, http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/N8373C-avionics-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" data-id=\"18\" src=\"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/N8373C-taxiing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18\" srcset=\"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/N8373C-taxiing.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/N8373C-taxiing-300x175.jpg 300w, http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/N8373C-taxiing-768x448.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" data-id=\"9\" src=\"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/N8373C-inflight-1024x648.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9\" srcset=\"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/N8373C-inflight-1024x648.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/N8373C-inflight-300x190.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/N8373C-inflight-768x486.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/N8373C-inflight.jpeg 1098w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finley Flyers Aircraft Information N8373C is a 1976 Piper Archer II, model designation PA28-181. Total airframe hours are approximately 8,500. It has traditional 6 pack gauges and optional equipment includes Autocontrol IIIB autopilot, electric pitch trim, dual PTT switches, alternate static source, and standby vacuum.&nbsp; This aircraft cruises at 110-115 knots and has a useful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39,"href":"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/39"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/finleyflyersclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}