The Seneca V is one of only five twins still in production-the others being the Baron, Piper’s own Seminole, the Diamond Twin Star, plus the Tecnam P2006T. That, more than anything, may explain why it endures in Piper’s line, although the latest Seneca V is far more complex than the original Seneca I. In our view, the Piper Seneca is an entirely reasonable airplane. There are plenty of used examples on the market and the Piper Seneca remains popular as a multi-engine trainer, but it’s not the sort of airplane anyone who learned in will want to immediately ditch in favor of something sexier. Arguably, it does nothing extraordinarily well-it’s not exceptionally fast or a joy to fly, nor will it turn heads on the ramp-but it does a lot well enough.īut one can be affordable to buy and maintain (earlier ones, anyway), carries a good load and flies without any nasty habits. It’s easy to see why the Piper Seneca has endured.
