MIFlyer
Pattern Altitude
Many thanks to Ted, Barret and others.
After 8 years of thinking about buying a plane, I'm finally an owner!
I got my PPL about 8 years ago and have enjoyed flying in a great equity club that has two 172s and a 182 and a great membership. I one day want to have a twin with more carrying space and useful load, but I can neither justify the expense or the currency with the present demands on my time and budget from my family and job.
SOOOOOO, I decided to get an aircraft that would help me build the experience (both for the insurance company and for me) to handle a bigger, more complex plane down the road.
I bought a v-tail!!!!!
Pics coming soon (excuses first!)
It's a local, clean, hangared C35 Bonanza with good original P&I, an 65hr SMOH E225 and a workable panel, new struts.
GNC300XL (with a 2004 database!)
STEC 50 AP
Skybeacon ADSB
Insurance was very reasonable with 10 hours dual required (I am a VFR, 190 hr private pilot with 7 hours of complex time).
I'm in "owner logistics" heck right now.
1. Getting my storage situation finalized means I don't have physical access to the plane (seller is someone I know and is letting me leave it in his for a couple of weeks)
2. I don't fit!!! The C model has a fixed bench and my legs don't fit, so I am getting the STC installed to let me have sliding seats so I fit better.
3. I have an instructor lined up, so once I get the seats done (I have friends who can move it to the MX airport), I'll get going on my required transition time and then be looking for every single clear day I can find to fly the heck out of it. Insurance man says that I'll drop 9% every time I get 30 hours of retract time in, so my goal is to top 60 in the first year, we'll see how I do.
Sent registration to the feds and trying to work with the state to get them to take my sales tax money so I can register here.
I'm beyond excited. Since it's locked in the PO's hangar right now, I don't have pictures, but will come back and share those.
I'm going to try not to "improve" things until I fly (except the seats), but I do really want ADSB in. I don't really want to buy a new transponder at this point for $10K (I have a KT76 now), but I also am uneager to throw $800 at a GDL50. Is there something small and cheap that will give me traffic and weather "in"? I am using Garmin Pilot on IPAD and I just don't want to get into the panel right now, though a 375 or 345 could happen in a year or two.
After 8 years of thinking about buying a plane, I'm finally an owner!
I got my PPL about 8 years ago and have enjoyed flying in a great equity club that has two 172s and a 182 and a great membership. I one day want to have a twin with more carrying space and useful load, but I can neither justify the expense or the currency with the present demands on my time and budget from my family and job.
SOOOOOO, I decided to get an aircraft that would help me build the experience (both for the insurance company and for me) to handle a bigger, more complex plane down the road.
I bought a v-tail!!!!!
Pics coming soon (excuses first!)
It's a local, clean, hangared C35 Bonanza with good original P&I, an 65hr SMOH E225 and a workable panel, new struts.
GNC300XL (with a 2004 database!)
STEC 50 AP
Skybeacon ADSB
Insurance was very reasonable with 10 hours dual required (I am a VFR, 190 hr private pilot with 7 hours of complex time).
I'm in "owner logistics" heck right now.
1. Getting my storage situation finalized means I don't have physical access to the plane (seller is someone I know and is letting me leave it in his for a couple of weeks)
2. I don't fit!!! The C model has a fixed bench and my legs don't fit, so I am getting the STC installed to let me have sliding seats so I fit better.
3. I have an instructor lined up, so once I get the seats done (I have friends who can move it to the MX airport), I'll get going on my required transition time and then be looking for every single clear day I can find to fly the heck out of it. Insurance man says that I'll drop 9% every time I get 30 hours of retract time in, so my goal is to top 60 in the first year, we'll see how I do.
Sent registration to the feds and trying to work with the state to get them to take my sales tax money so I can register here.
I'm beyond excited. Since it's locked in the PO's hangar right now, I don't have pictures, but will come back and share those.
I'm going to try not to "improve" things until I fly (except the seats), but I do really want ADSB in. I don't really want to buy a new transponder at this point for $10K (I have a KT76 now), but I also am uneager to throw $800 at a GDL50. Is there something small and cheap that will give me traffic and weather "in"? I am using Garmin Pilot on IPAD and I just don't want to get into the panel right now, though a 375 or 345 could happen in a year or two.