Hey the Bo can go into some great places just like the Mooney can. Just fly it a bit and get cozy with shorter fields. It's even more exciting now!

Kevin wrote:A well maintained Bonanza is no more of a problem child in the shop over anything else in its category. A Bonanza is such a nice flying airplane too. I used to go from flying my own 250 comanche to flying my uncle's '60 M model Bonanza and the beech would make me almost throw rocks at my comanche. I bought my airstrip/farm from a retired TWA pilot who flew his early Bonanza from my 1900 ft airstrip. When you get to know the airplane well you will go a lot of places you didn't imagine at first. Congrats, god looking ship.

Thanks for the reply! I've landed it pretty short, maybe 1,000 feet, but I had another 7,000 if I needed it. I'm sure I'll be able to get into some tight places, but I'll just take it slow and build experience.

Jim

piperpainter wrote:Hey the Bo can go into some great places just like the Mooney can. Just fly it a bit and get cozy with shorter fields. It's even more exciting now!

Some of the places I've seen you land are impressive!

There is a guy named Willie, at PHNL, who flew around the world in a similar Bonanza. Had custom huge tip tanks. My hangar mate was the mechanic. Mind blowing aircraft. Nobody beats Beech Bonanza for quality, comfort, and performance. Not cheap for parts sometimes though...

I replaced an auto pilot switch which cost $1500 on a new Baron. Labour was $300. The lady who owned it was happy to pay. The bird cost $900,000 brand new. The switch in a Digi-Key catalog would have been $10.00 max. Non OEM.

jaudette wrote:

Kevin wrote:A well maintained Bonanza is no more of a problem child in the shop over anything else in its category. A Bonanza is such a nice flying airplane too. I used to go from flying my own 250 comanche to flying my uncle's '60 M model Bonanza and the beech would make me almost throw rocks at my comanche. I bought my airstrip/farm from a retired TWA pilot who flew his early Bonanza from my 1900 ft airstrip. When you get to know the airplane well you will go a lot of places you didn't imagine at first. Congrats, god looking ship.

Thanks for the reply! I've landed it pretty short, maybe 1,000 feet, but I had another 7,000 if I needed it. I'm sure I'll be able to get into some tight places, but I'll just take it slow and build experience.

Jim

Right after I bought my Bo I went to a 3000 foot paved strip about 30 miles SW of here. I got a can of blaze orange spray paint and made marks at 550 and 600 feet from the approach end. I picked those distances because I knew that my 182 needed about 450 feet to land and stop. Since I was a little faster in the Bo I guessed I'd need maybe 100 more feet. Turned out to be correct. With just myself and 40 gallons getting down and stopped in approx 575 feet was repeatable. Takeoff about 550 feet. This with a two blade prop. With my 3 blade MT I got one takeoff at about 490 feet but you're going left for a short time. 515-550 very easy. So keep practicing, you'll get there.

Bonanza Man wrote:

jaudette wrote:

Kevin wrote:A well maintained Bonanza is no more of a problem child in the shop over anything else in its category. A Bonanza is such a nice flying airplane too. I used to go from flying my own 250 comanche to flying my uncle's '60 M model Bonanza and the beech would make me almost throw rocks at my comanche. I bought my airstrip/farm from a retired TWA pilot who flew his early Bonanza from my 1900 ft airstrip. When you get to know the airplane well you will go a lot of places you didn't imagine at first. Congrats, god looking ship.

Thanks for the reply! I've landed it pretty short, maybe 1,000 feet, but I had another 7,000 if I needed it. I'm sure I'll be able to get into some tight places, but I'll just take it slow and build experience.

Jim

Right after I bought my Bo I went to a 3000 foot paved strip about 30 miles SW of here. I got a can of blaze orange spray paint and made marks at 550 and 600 feet from the approach end. I picked those distances because I knew that my 182 needed about 450 feet to land and stop. Since I was a little faster in the Bo I guessed I'd need maybe 100 more feet. Turned out to be correct. With just myself and 40 gallons getting down and stopped in approx 575 feet was repeatable. Takeoff about 550 feet. This with a two blade prop. With my 3 blade MT I got one takeoff at about 490 feet but you're going left for a short time. 515-550 very easy. So keep practicing, you'll get there.

I'll bet you love that MT prop! mine has 1750 hours, So I'll be looking at a prop soon. I'd like an MT but I'm worried it will screw up my CG envelope...

Measure the arm to the prop and do a quick W/B with lighter MT? You may be pleasantly surprised.

8GCBC wrote:Measure the arm to the prop and do a quick W/B with lighter MT? You may be pleasantly surprised.

I think he's worried about the other direction. All the 33 and 35 Bonanzas have interesting aft loading issues. This is especially true of these long fuselage V tails. Also the CG shifts aft with fuel burn. What he needs is a 550 and a bigger battery.

Or so I'm told....

Jaudette - way cooler profile picture Front view is a good view.

Mister701 wrote:

8GCBC wrote:Measure the arm to the prop and do a quick W/B with lighter MT? You may be pleasantly surprised.

I think he's worried about the other direction. All the 33 and 35 Bonanzas have interesting aft loading issues. This is especially true of these long fuselage V tails. Also the CG shifts aft with fuel burn. What he needs is a 550 and a bigger battery.

Or so I'm told....

I've got a bigger battery, but my engine only has 700 hrs on it... So i'll just have to live with what I got...

I operated a C33 for quite a few years out of a 1200' strip with obstacles at the end, guess that's why I now fly a Maule.
Bonanza...best touring aircraft I have ever flown
Enjoy

The aft CG is just something you need to be aware of, we travelled all around Australia in our Beech me, wife, 2 kids loads of baggage and sometimes the dog, never had a problem.

ashysouthaus wrote:The aft CG is just something you need to be aware of, we travelled all around Australia in our Beech me, wife, 2 kids loads of baggage and sometimes the dog, never had a problem.

Was yours a V35B? The longer birds are the ones with the issue.

My should be fine with anything I haul.

Jim

jaudette wrote:
I'll bet you love that MT prop! mine has 1750 hours, So I'll be looking at a prop soon. I'd like an MT but I'm worried it will screw up my CG envelope...

I went from the 2 blade Mac, 10 pound difference. The CG moved back .38 inch. If you are going from a 3 blade to the MT that is a 26 pound difference so the CG will move back .95 inch.