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Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Jun 2023, 12:25

Hello all,

My name is Alex. I am a former F/A-18 pilot and current dental student at UNC. I suppose I was looking for a little more adventure after 11 years of Navy flying. :crazy:

Outside of the Navy I've grown up flying with my dad in a Cherokee 180 and Mooney M20R Ovation. The only Beech time I have is a few hundred hours in the mighty T-34C during Navy primary training and later on as "low safe" pilot for our F/A-18 students. Flying the "dawg" (T-34C) is by far the most fun I have had in the air during my aviation career and it's been a goal to one day own a Beechcraft. My father and I recently made an offer on a 2005 A36 TN (N566C) after a quick demo flight and the offer was accepted! We are now in the pre-buy inspection phase and if all goes well we will soon join the ranks of this esteemed community. To say I am excited is an understatement!

Can anyone guide me to a forum regarding pre-buy pitfalls or bonanza specifics for pre-buy inspection? I trust our A&P, but I am curious if there is anything in particular that troubles the bonanza community.

Thank you for the guidance and I look forward to learning from you all soon,

Alex

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Jun 2023, 15:46

Welcome aboard, Shipmate.

Jump over to the BT Forum Home page. You'll see a brief description for the intended use of each sub-forum. There's sometimes more info on the top of those page.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Jun 2023, 17:57

Hi Alex,

Welcome to BT. I'm your neighbor up here in Burlington.

Where do you guys base the A36

Username Protected · **Posted:** 22 Jun 2023, 13:02

Username Protected wrote:

Where do you guys base the A36

Hey Matt,

It'll be based out of Greenville (KPGV). We also do a lot of flying in and out of Beaufort (KMRH).

Username Protected · **Posted:** 22 Jun 2023, 13:48

Username Protected wrote:

Where do you guys base the A36

Hey Matt,

It'll be based out of Greenville (KPGV). We also do a lot of flying in and out of Beaufort (KMRH).

Username Protected · **Posted:** 22 Jun 2023, 15:23

Hi Alex, welcome to BT!
Nice photos, thanks for posting!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 23 Jun 2023, 08:08

Sounds great! Thanks for the welcome.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 23 Jun 2023, 08:28

Welcome!

… and in response to your pre-buy question, I believe American Bonanza Society has a brand-specific pre-buy checklist. Bonanza.org has loads of helpful info.

BPT (separate org) is also a great resource. Their clinics include an inspection of your aircraft by experienced professionals.
https://www.pbpt.org/weekend-clinincs/t ... ic-clinic/

Username Protected · **Posted:** 23 Jun 2023, 08:41

Welcome Alex!

The first thing you’ll notice in a pre-purchase of a TN bird is how tight it is under the cowling! Make sure you look for chafing - a borescope is very helpful.

Even an oil change is a little more difficult but once you start traveling in the teens and see 200 KTS TAS at about 17GPH you will forget about all of that and never look back!

Jeff

Username Protected · **Posted:** 23 Jun 2023, 13:44

Charles and Jeff,

This is exactly what I has hoping to find. Thanks for the info!

:cheers:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 05 Aug 2023, 11:42

Congratulations to you and your dad, Alex! You’ll find a TON of information here. Use the search function to access gobs of knowledge from experts on this forum or reach out with any questions. I’ve owned 3 different 36s, 2 of which are TN’d, and I’d be glad to share my perspective on anything that comes up.

Enjoy your new plane!

Happy to be here! 2005 A36 TN