What Made the Seneca Useful to Flight Schools and Commercial Operators?

The Piper Seneca has one engine that turns the opposite way from the other, a six-seat cabin with a big rear door, and a price that suited both flight schools and charter operators. This video covers how a twin built from the Cherokee Six became one of the most common light twins, why it has no critical engine, where it falls short, and how 5,037 were built between 1971 and 2019. If you enjoyed it, like the video, subscribe, and tell us in the comments which airplane to cover next. #Seneca #PiperSeneca #GeneralAviation #AviationHistory #FlightTraining Timestamps: 0:00 Cold open: two engines, one letter apart 1:10 A Cherokee Six with a second engine 3:20 The training twin 6:30 The working twin 9:35 What it could not do