[onewhippedpuppy]

I had a long conversation with a friend of mine about the "lotta airplane for a student" concept when I was considering getting my late Grandfather's V35 Bonanza. My friend is a former KC-135 pilot and USAF T-6 instructor pilot, who currently makes his living flying upside down at 500 ft as our company aerobatic demo pilot. His take was that the USAF put new pilots in the T-6, an 1100 shp turboprop retractable full aerobatic aircraft. If they can use a T-6 for training, a Bonanza should be a cinch. Of course the key is quality training and instruction.