In transition to a T210, I flew the Tiger for a little over 100 hours when I lived in Naperville, IL. I rented the Tiger at Clow Airport (Bolingbrook, IL) and flew to Flushing, MI many times. What was normally a 5 1/2 hr. drive was an hour and 40 minute flight. After departing Clow, I flew directly from a point just North of Midway Airport (before GPS availability) toward Benton Harbor, MI, roughly 60 miles across the water. At 7,500 feet I could reach land at any point enroute. With no wind I would cruise 160 mph. One day flying East, my DME read 196. The Tiger is very fast for a fixed gear/prop plane. It's responsive and can carry a load along with full fuel. It's comfortable and airy for every passenger. It's absolutely a "must look" if you're in the market for a Cessna 182 type airplane. The ownership cost of the Tiger will impress you too. That 180hp Lycoming engine is bullet-proof and makes TBO with ease. Great fuel economy. If you need to lose altitude in a hurry, the Tiger is a "stone" in a side-slip, but very controllable. I can't say enough good, and never found anything bad about her. Even the castering nose wheel was a delight on the ramp. Best Benefit ... The sliding canopy. That feature is loved by "everybody". Amazing ventilation on a hot day while in taxi. GOOD FLYING EVERYBODY ...

The wonderful Tiger is one of my favourites. Great view from the cockpit and fantastic performance.

Loved the Tiger. Flew many hours in it, about 50% providing instrument dual. Liked it’s stability- it’ll go where you pointed it. Like a miniature fighter. Sweet and challenging to many students accustomed to the good Cessna birds.

I flew one of these in the Southern cross air race many moons ago, and in a leg we where making up time we passed a new Piper arrow. The arrow owner actively sort me out that night, he couldn't believe it.

Great to see Deadstick back in action!

Neat little airplane. I always liked many of the design features of the Tiger. Especially the main spar that’s also the fuel tank. Really smart stuff.

Hey guys, if you're interested in buying this gorgeous Grumman, I've added a link in the description. - Ash

Awesome you’re back, I was wondering what happened to you, thanks for the explanation on the long hiatus. Congratulations Michael on your CPL and Instructor rating, so hope this means a lot more content and possibly more fly aways around SA🤔😊👍

I used to flight plan this type @ 130 knots it was a great airplane mine was just before the gulfstream acquisition!

Good stuff!

A few years ago ( ok may have been many years ago) learnt to fly in the two seater trainer version, then the cheetah before flying the tiger, great fun aircraft. Did get stuck in one at Adelaide Airport one day which saw us having to call the tower to get someone to come to the plane and unlatch the canopy so we could get out. The inside gets hot fast sitting on the tarmac at Adelaide 😂

I would like to see you review the Jabiru 230. The cockpit layout is quite interesting ( Deathtrap like) even more interesting than the Grumman. I flew a Grumman Travel ler, and a Tiger was impressed with the spped and agility of both aircraft

I would say the Cessna TTX is probably the fastest fixed gear single.

Loved my time flying the Tiger, but the Cirrus SR20/22, Diamond DA-40, Vans RV-10 are all much faster.

I think these were briefly brought back in the mid 2000’s and equipped with a G1000

So then you could climb out with the canopy open, like in an F3F (?)

I absolutely love my 1976 AA-5A Cheetah, put in a rebuilt engine STC'd up to 160hp (stock was 150) and a cruise prop. I can keep up with a stock Tiger on 20 less horsepower and 2 gallons per hour less fuel burn! Hop over to my channel to see some flights around Houston,TX in it! 🙂

Not too many retractables this could beat, maybe a 180 hp arrow. I’ve flown a 200 hp arrow and it would do 140 knots, My Mooney will do 150 knots with a 180 hp engine although I flight plan for 145. Grummans are nice planes though. I considered them when I was looking for a plane.

The AA5B was not designed by Grumman. It shares zero lineage with Grumman designers whatsoever. The pedigree was a home made flying trailer called the Bede 1.

The Tiger's only weak spot is its anemic rate of climb.

I’m sure you know this but there is many many planes faster than that machine ie. extra’s, Mx aircraft, gamebird, piper Saratoga, cirrus sr22….