I now own a plane
 

Well I closed on the plane today, and had it delivered. I'm still in a little bit of shock on how much I spent. Except for my house, this is my largest purchase. Its old but at least its paid for.
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Its actually in very good shape and the guy that flew it down for me said it flew great. Said he was running at 158knts at 13gph.

Congratulations!!

Dang nice lookin !
Congrats!

Congrats! :)

Looks great! WTG!

Congrats!

Awesome! I love the paint by the way, it's a nice contrast to the typical boring and blah airplane paint scheme.

Beechcraft?
My screen is too small to see if the manufacturer is on the plane somewhere.
Looks like it was well cared for.

Very nice!

looks sharp. tailwinds...

I think that is a beautiful aircraft. I am jealous.

I grew up flying around the midwest in my grandfathers Piper Cub. I've never owned a plane.

Nice Bonanza Mark!

Congrats! Always loved the Bonanza!

Too bad you don't have the external cup holders. ;)

We have one in the hangar we rip apart.

Nice plane!

Awesome airplane!

What is your plan again? You have multiple threads and I forgot. Will you finish your training in a "simple" plane and then get your endorsement for your complex plane and get the 25 hours dual for the ins. requirements in your Bonanza?

Really consider joining the Bonanza Society and when you can, go for their training programs. You get to meet a bunch of other Bonanza owners and really learn about your plane. One course is on mountain flying/high altitude. They meet in Leadville, Co. and you get to practice taking off and landing at North America's highest airport. Their programs really make you a better pilot.

I'm going to finish my PPL in the 172. Hopefully I'll be done by the end of the month. I need to log another hour of cross country time and 3 hours night. Then 3 hours of practice for the check ride. I'm set up for three times a week so unless I have problems, I should get this taken care of. Then I'm going to try and get the 25 hours in the complex a little quicker, we will just have to see how that goes. I only live about 5 miles from the airport and I can fly everyday, if I can find an instructor to go up with me.

Congratulations on the "new" 36. They are wonderful machines.

Let me know if you ever come to an ABS fly-in at KBEC, you'll be parking right outside my office. :)

It's amazing how much information there is on aircraft when you simply run the registration.


Did you get a better price than the 69K asking?


BTW, congrats....I've always wanted to fly.


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Yep, much better than $69K.

Gud 4 u....nice looking ride, enjoy.

I know nothing about planes but that's a damn fine-looking machine. Congrats!

A few things.

First of all, very nice ride. I often sandbag with friends who own planes...I pay for half the gas, we go fly, I get stick time.

Winner, winner, chicken Avgas dinner!

Seriously, you did very well.

Concerning you as a low time pilot and owning a "complex" aircraft, I'd like to echo some earlier comments: In military flight school(s), they take folks who have never flown before and put them in complex, turbine powered aircraft and they solo after 14 flights. You can do the transit very smoothly.

I've flown a whole bunch of different air vehicles, from trainers to jets to helos to multi-engine, etc. The key for you will be recognize the difference between a 172 and your new ride.

Handling.
Speed.
Gear.
Familiarity.

Pay attention to the differences and the skills you need to hone from the 172 to your ride:...the Bernoulli's don't change :)

When I was the Chief test pilot at the Sikorsky factory, I was checked out in UH-60L Blackhawks. I already had almost three thousand hours in SH-60B Seahawks.

The hardest thing for me in the transition was to empty my reflex response to SH-60B emergency procedures and adopt the UH-60L emergency procedures: Same basic airframe but very different methodologies to handling aircraft emergencies.

It is funny what "muscle and mental" memory lay just beneath the surface of our responses.

Anyway. Well done. I'd love to split some fuel with you some day.

Congrats, enjoy it in safety and stay clear of the clouds.

If you get the time, I'd like to see some interior shots, I'm interested in any rear view mirrors and their placement.

Porsches and Bonanzas- A great combination!

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