Have been watching this site for a while. I really want a maul but, circumstances put me in a Bo. I would really like a stol kit, but vg's seem to be all that's can be had. If anyone can give me some help with this airplane please reply. BTW I have 4,000 ish glider tows in high wing Cessna aircraft. This bonaza is way out of my league. I have to live with it for now. I plan on taking this to a stol contest, stock or otherwise.

Pictures and details or is does not exist (LOL) !!

Actually, there is a guy on this site w/ a Bonanza from Seeley Lake, Montana that is very knowledgeable and helpful. He flies that thing everywhere!

Congrats !

Dave

Not my first love but my current paramour:

A Bonanza Debonaire.

Magnificent airplane.

I am legit. IA and A&P 3616077. I have posted stuff before but am not a forum guy. I fly into a lot shitty places for mechanic work. I do not do some of the crazy stuff you guys do, but I fly normal aircraft into tight spaces. No go around type stuff. skallywag knows me. I will be in Hondo with the Bo this year. I know I can't win, but we will have fun.

Talk to Contactflying, I think he is an old-time spray pilot. He probably can give you a few tips on getting low-wing aircraft into ground effect to its best advantage. May or may not help on landing, but you should be able to use the low wing to help you some on takeoff.

Thanks EZflap. My bigger (300plus) customers like your stuff. Trying to downgrade into an airplane with a flap handle. But mom is having problems and 160 knots can get me across Texas rather quickly. I really miss my skylane. Best airplane ever made. Except the nose gear.

Pilate 74,

One of our members, Leigh Smith is the perfect man to help you with the Bonanza. He can help you win the contest. He flew his short and sweet and is very familiar with them. Can't say enough good about him. Got my taildragger endorsement with him last year and he has helped some of the local legends as well. Great energy management instructor, airline captain with over 36,000 hours and comfortable with anything with an engine as well as the motorless things.

He currently owns a 185 and goes 4 Big if you know what I mean.

Leigh will travel to your location, not because he has to, but his love for aviation is unmatched. He is an instructors instructor. All for a very reasonable daily rate. An incredible asset for the backcountry community.

www.techflying.com

Richard

This must be the only forum on the web where owning a Bonanza is cause for embarrassment.

I say "well done"

No one should chastise a Bo owner for owning a Bo--great airplanes, fast, comfortable, incredibly sweet controls, and properly flown, are just as good on a grass or gravel as any other tricycle gear--maybe better than many, because Bonanza gear is hell for stout.

The key with any so-called high performance airplane is to slow it down to a reasonable approach speed, i.e., slightly less than 1.3 Vso. Too many owners of such airplanes think that because it's fast, it must be flown fast at all times, and they make approaches at mini-airliner speeds. Even some Bos with a stall speed of 55 knots, approach slowed to 70 knots works really well. Some models have stall speeds as slow as 48 knots, which knocks the approach speed down to 60 knots--and that's as good as most stock Cessnas. That also means that any 2000' strip is easy, because even at higher altitudes, the ground roll is reasonable at under 1000'.

Cary

This plane, with a tail that looked kinda like a taco, flew by today [emoji38]




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Thanks scallywag for the pics. Flight report. This has to be the easiest airplane I have flown. it is like getting out of a dump truck and into a Lambo.1 hour checkout with a good instructor GTG. The wing is shit for stol but 1500 ft. Strips in good shape are fine. Think skylane.

I sure wouldn't "po po" a Bonanza. My dad did amazing things with his early model V tail in the interior of Alaska in the 60's. The airplane in the right hands does very well. I sure wish I had one.

Kurt

Latest report. I have been towing in a skylane at Hamilton Texas this weekend. I was supposed to be doing annuals on thier other towplanes. Flew a 2-33 glider and gave some rides in the bo for fun. The senior glider guys and I agree we can tow the high speed German glass gliders for some pictures with the Bonaza. It should be a lotta fun. I have put ten hours on the Bo and can do 900 take off and 700 foot landings. 70 mph is fine for flying a Bo. But cooling is going to be the biggest problem. I will work it out.