BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 12 Jan 2011, 13:02

Hello from Ocean City, MD

My name is Ralph Smith and I am the proud owner of N1522L a 1989 Beechcraft Bonanza with around 1600 hours total time A&E.

I can't believe I just discovered this website after years and years of flying the Bonanza. I feel like a kid that just discovered Facebook! Wonderful information and great people! This will make it even harder to get any work done on the computer!

I am 54 years old and have been flying for the past 33 years accumulating around 3800 hours.

Over the years I have owned or flown a 172, a 182RG, a Cherokee, and a Piper Saratoga SP, but the Bonanza is hands down my all time favorite. I also have the privledge of flying a TBM850 with my best friend and fellow aviation nut. (The only thing better than owning a TBM850 is having your best friend own one and getting to fly it)

I recently went through the entire paint and panel upgrade process and have posted a link to a web album that takes you through the entire process. It was one of the most exciting things I have done in my flying career. During the process, I met some of the best aviation craftsmen in the business and would certainly be happy to share my experiences with anyone who may be considering a similar project.

The BT forum is a must read for anyone flying in the Beechcraft family and I only hope I can contribute in some way going forward.

http://picasaweb.google.com/hylandaviation/BeechcraftBonanzaN1522L?authkey=Gv1sRgCO_Smvu5vM3eKg

Thank you all for your input and I look forward to spending alot of time on BT.

Best Regards

Ralph

Quote:

"The sweetness of low price is soon forgotten while the bitterness of poor quality remains"

Username Protected · **Posted:** 12 Jan 2011, 13:04

Ralph,

Welcome.

Absolutely beautiful!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 12 Jan 2011, 13:08

Schweet ride!

Welcome!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 12 Jan 2011, 13:14

Welcome Ralph,

Love the color scheme on your 36. That was allot of work done on the it. Are you considering going digital on the six pack?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 12 Jan 2011, 13:24

Awesome plane, wecome aboard Ralph,

Username Protected · **Posted:** 12 Jan 2011, 13:49

Regarding going digital with the Garmin 500, the answer is YES!, as soon as I hit the lottery. :pray:

Still recovering from the paint and panel. :ohno:

I fly another aircraft with the Garmin G1000 and it is absolutely incredible, especially with the synthetic vision. :thumbup:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 12 Jan 2011, 13:55

Username Protected wrote:

Wonderful information and great people! This will make it even harder to get any work done on the computer!

you possess a great deal of prescience as evidenced by this statement. a great deal.

Welcome to BT and beautiful Bo!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 12 Jan 2011, 14:04

Beautiful airplane, Ralph!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 12 Jan 2011, 14:15

Ralph,

You sound awful busy with all those other airplanes you fly. I think 22L should be kept down in Louisiana with me. I promise to keep her run regularly with no less than 10 hrs per month for you, and I only ask that you cover the expenses. Don't even have to pay me for my time :lol:

Beautiful inside and out!! :drool:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 12 Jan 2011, 15:39

Ralph, I like your signature line. Isn't that John Ruskin?

I first saw that on the Brownells catalog.

www.brownells.com

"The sweetness of low price is soon forgotten while the bitterness of poor quality remains"

Username Protected · **Posted:** 12 Jan 2011, 16:49

Tom,

Ruskin put it this way:

"There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey.

John Ruskin