Searching for the Perfect Bonanza

For many years I have considered the advantages that owning a personal aircraft might provide and about five years ago, I set a personal goal of owning an aircraft by the time I was fifty years old. I joked many times with my wife that when I had my mid-life crisis, it would be an airplane, not a sports car or a mistress, that would steal my heart. However, buying an airplane is an important investment decision and a task that should not be taken lightly. The process of actually locating and acquiring that perfect aircraft can be overwhelming. Continue Reading >>

Cross Country in a Bonanza

After acquiring N62BS, I had the wonderful opportunity to fly the airplane from its previous home near Sacramento, California all the way across the United States to Allentown, Pennsylvania. The combination of a new, unfamiliar airplane along with changing weather conditions and the promise of crossing the continental divide at night would definitely require thorough preparation. This would be the longest flight I had ever made in a single-engine airplane and I spent several weeks preparing for what would be a very memorable two-day journey which I have detailed below. Continue Reading >>

1962 P35 Bonanza

• Continental IO-470-N (260 hp)
• Beech 278 Propeller
• Garmin GTN 750xi GPS/NAV/COM
• Garmin GNS 430 GPS/NAV/COM
• Garmin MX 20 MFD
• Garmin GI-275 Attitude Indicator w/ADAHRS
• Garmin GI-275 HSI
• Garmin GSB-15 USB
• L-3 Lynx NGT-9000 Transponder
• PS Engineering PMA 450C Audio Panel
• S-Tec 60-2 Autopilot with GPSS
• EI UBG-16 Digital Engine Monitor
• EI R-1 Digital Tachometer
• EI M-1 Digital Manifold Pressure
• EI FP-5L Digital Fuel Flow Computer
• EI MUX-8A Data Recorder
• Mid Continent MD93 Clock/USB Ports
• Davtron M3030 OAT Gauge & Voltmeter
• Rosen Visors
• B.A.S. Shoulder Harnesses
• Reiff Engine Preheater with Oil Cooler Heater option
• GAMIjector Tuned Fuel Injectors
• Concorde RG-35AXC Sealed Battery
• 114 Gallons Usable Fuel (74 mains / 40 tips)
• PLANELOGIX Digital Logbooks