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Originally Posted by Tim Hancock
What year? What engine? Does it have auto-pilot?
That will make a nice traveling airplane but as you likely already know, it will cost you a bit more to operate/maintain/insure vs a simpler fixed pitch prop/landing gear. Personally, I would likely have opted for a cheaper/simpler first airplane as my airplane flying is mainly for fun (local grass strip fly-ins...$100 hamburgers etc), but if your ultimate desire is to travel 500+ miles often, a Bonanza/Debonair variant is a great choice.
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I debated over getting something like a 172 or piper as a first plane. But I figured I would still be wanting something more like this in a year or two and then would have all the additional transaction cost with selling and buying. Id just as soon spend more now in added training and as they say, buy my second plane first. Also we plan on many trips in the 250 to 500 mile range and felt something like this would fill the mission better.
Its a 1960, has a basic gps, vfr only, and basic A/P wing leveler. The engine should be the 225hp IO-470-J which also can be STC for auto gas. But I don't know if its been upgraded or not.