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California has the highest population in the country - by a HUGE margin, yet nothing for the entire West Coast?

If you're as lucky as me and you have an advanced panel with something like my G3X and GTN650, is there any reason to think that the KIAS, KTAS and GS are not at least accurate to within 1 knot of speed ?

I've never paid for an annual on a Cessna, so this is just a data point. My Annual inspections cost 2K. I typically spend about another thousand dollars doing miscellaneous stiff while the plane is down for Annual. This is on a Beech A36. My understanding is that Cessna's tend to cost a...

Fantastic airplanes. As others have said - thoroughly inspect the gear and take proper care of it - if you do, then the annuals will be very predictable I think (unless you purchase a project of course). When I was shopping, I'd have been very happy with a nice maintained R182. I ended up...

My A36 has a tired out IO520 (2330 hours and counting) and it'll do 172 true. The Beech 33s are faster than the A36s, but an A36 won't get run over. I'm having an IO550 built at Western Skyways because my A36 is so damn slow ;)

I caught the Swine flu in 2009. It hit really hard. I was out of work for a solid 2 weeks and wasn't really feeling better until at least another week after that. i was 43 years old at that time. I can totally understand how it would have been way worse if I caught that at my father's age...

Beech model 33s are nice. Some people call them Baby Bonanzas. Go to Beechtalk.com and do a search to find more answers than you can imagine. The Debonair started out as a sort of entry level bonanza and ultimately became every bit as nice as the V tail model 35s that most people think of...

My experience with Cirrus was that I was able to get a checkout on a Cirrus SR20 done in about 1-1/2 hours. Nothing too difficult for an experienced pilot and the instructor knew me well. The SR22 checkouts at different places were both with guys who were (IMO) a little too excited to show off...

Biggest challenge I have when I go flying with my 81+ year old dad is getting him to accept that i'm PIC. Dad in and out of a Beech A36 pretty darn well. You didn't mention how agile he is. If he's good getting in and out of a car, I'd bet you're fine. Enjoy the flying.

When I bought my A36, the only time I had in one was the test flight. I did have about 50 hours of retract time, 475 total hours and an IFR rating. Insurance required an instructor sign off - no specific requirement for number of hours with the instructor. Hull value is what seems to really...

Beech A36!

We have 8 properties adding up to 79 units. Listen to what Kuma said. He nailed it. Here in SoCal and in my experience, rentals are a great thing to own.

N1120A and Schmookeeg (geez, can't I just say "Mike"?) make great points. I've done those flights in a turbo 182 and it handled things fine. I've also done these routes in my NA A36 with a 285HP engine, you definitely notice the reduction in climb capability when the weather is warm but not...

Sorry Richard, it's gone.

I think this is what you want... http://www.ocflyingclub.com/

Yes - Chino (KCNO). Flo's is a legit old school airport cafe. Great place for a slice of pie. The really cool thing at Chino is the Museum. There is a ton to see. It's also where some excellent work is being done to restore old warbirds. Not many places will have everything from WW1...

Catalina is great. Vegas is an hour from PSP. Colorado River - Laughlin or Lake Havasu is also an hour from PSP. Camarillo (KCMA) is one of the best choices for breakfast or lunch at an airport in SoCal. Hop over to San Diego and catch an Uber to the Gas Lamp district - land at KMYF. PSP...

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$250. Sigma-Tek Directional Gyro (DG) - Autopilot Input - 14V Model 4000 C-1 Century Part # 52D54M Removed from my A36 when I had my new G3X system installed. Working great when removed. Seller pays shipping cost - you choose method. Item can also be picked up at Fullerton Airport (Southern...