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Let’s exclude taildragger for now...what do you recommend? based on precious responses so far we have piper arrow & Cherokee (which won’t do 135kts), maybe a Bo, maybe a Mooney...what else should I consider?

Im not so sure I would say that. I have gone through the process over the last few months of defining the mission and what will fit it. The 182 fits the mission perfectly and at first glance fits the budget constraints. What I now realize (hence this thread) is that the overall condition and...

I thought maybe going the experimental route would have opened up options...seems far better choices exist in the certified world. Bo with a 470 would be interesting...what kind of insurance would I see vs the 182...2x?

180 is usually more expensive than 182 and triple on insurance in my case.

Exactly how inflated is the market right now? Are we talking 10-20% or more vs a few years ago? What is driving all of this? An old Bo would be nice but would hate to see my insurance quote without any complex time. The arrow seems like an interesting option. Not much cheaper but they seem...

Somewhere in the middle for the moment. Meaning we are a family of 3, not so heavy and our son is only 45lbs. I think our combined weight is around 320 lbs. 95% of the time they will be the passenger load. I’m not anticipating needing be at full gross on any shorter field situation.

Don’t know but let’s assume that if we have a 50’-75’ tree that it isn’t right at the end of the runway. My home airport is 2400’ and no trees for another 700’ or so but I want to get in and out of charted grass strips that are usually 2500’...so I set a margin of error by specifying 2000’

2000’ grass at max density alt of 4000’ in the summer.