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Originally Posted by Embraer
lollllllllllll....bonanza...the original doctor killer.
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Bonanzas don't kill doctors. Doctors kill Bonanzas.
Bonanzas are among the easiest airplanes to fly. Sure, they have higher performance than most General Aviation airplanes (which is why they're attractive to high-income people), so things happen faster than a 172, but if the pilot's brain can keep up, they are wonderful airplanes to fly. While fast, they have a relatively fat wing that also has very good flight characteristics at slow speeds. Benign stall with the flaps up, dramatic stall with flaps down. They are known as robust, handle short/rough runways well, and easy to land.
The reputation for the Bonanza and Cirrus to be "doctor killers" is when one with more money than either the time or patience to receive proper training buys one and heads off into the wild blue yonder.
The GA accident rate would be cut in half if pilots stopped doing two things:
-Quit flying into bad weather
-Quit running out of gas.
Pretty simple, huh? At the airport, it's known as "Stupid Pilot Tricks".