Piper Vagabond PA-15 PA-17Piper Vagabond airplane model. The Piper Vagabond (PA15 & PA17) is the first aircraft in the Short Wing Piper lineage. The Vagabond is a great airplane, it is simple and easy; ownership is affordable on a middle class income and is inexpensive to operate. The Vagabond is an honest airplane but its short coupled gear will quickly tell on the lazy footed pilot it is basic but requires good basic technique, something that most airplanes dont. The baggage