The tapered-wing Warrior and the Skyhawk are the two friendliest four-seat trainers on the used market.
The table below uses the same versioned PlaneFit dataset as the Finder. Prices and operating costs are planning estimates, not quotations.
| Decision factor | Piper Warrior IIView aircraft profile | Cessna 172S Skyhawk SPView aircraft profile | Piper PA-28-181 Archer IIView aircraft profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical market year | 1979 | 2019 | 1979 |
| Estimated purchase | €109k | €497k | €144k |
| Annual cash cost at 80 h | €62k | €32k | €67k |
| Five-year cash outlay | €421k | €655k | €479k |
| Cruise speed | 118 kt | 124 kt | 121 kt |
| Advertised range | 525 nm | 640 nm | 522 nm |
| Seats | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Realistic payload | 368 kg | 301 kg | 343 kg |
| Runway need | 490 m | 497 m | 490 m |
| Data confidence | Normalized for direct comparison | Normalized for direct comparison | Normalized for direct comparison |
| Main trade-off | Predictable and widely supported, but four adults with bags and meaningful fuel are rarely realistic. | Exceptionally easy to support and resell, but four adults with bags and meaningful fuel are usually unrealistic. | Predictable, comfortable and easy to support, but training history and avionics can outweigh age. |
A factual first pass. Mission, condition and configuration can outweigh a brochure advantage.
Four-seat training and touring aircraft. Its central ownership trade-off is: Predictable and widely supported, but four adults with bags and meaningful fuel are rarely realistic.
Planning snapshot: €109k indicative price and €62k annual cash cost at 80 hours.
Read the full aircraft profile →Four-seat training and personal touring aircraft. Its central ownership trade-off is: Exceptionally easy to support and resell, but four adults with bags and meaningful fuel are usually unrealistic.
Planning snapshot: €497k indicative price and €32k annual cash cost at 80 hours.
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