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 Post subject: Re: Original Introduce Yourself Thread.
PostPosted: 20 Apr 2010, 19:36 
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Paul,
Yes, going from 180 hours in a Warrior to an A36 is a big jump.

But, it's entirely doable with patience, persistence, and caution.

I have 2 friends who learned to fly in a Cirrus SR22, getting their private and instrument tickets in that plane. Some called them crazy, but they persisted. It took some extra instruction hours (compared to doing it in a 172), and their insurance costs were pretty high the first couple years, but they got what they wanted and still love it.

Go for it...

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I learned in a warrior and moved up to an A36 with 60 hrs. Did all of my instrument training in the A36. You'll be fine. Just respect the plane. Get good training and read everything here on BT. Read the past posts as there is a wealth of information and advice on moving up to a Bonanza with relatively few hours.


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Paul,

You are doing the right thing by going to the BPPP training. Get a good Bonanza instructor for the transition training and you will be fine. I have an A36 at KPOC. If you want to fly over sometime we can go for a flight and I will let you know about my experiences owning 3 Bonanza’s.

If you want send me a PM with your phone number.

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I survived public school, was in a school play, played sports, spent entirely too much time in the Principal’s office, hunted in the swamps, rode motorcycles in California, shot my brother in the head with a bow and arrow, had my tail kicked by my father for smarting off to my mother, and learned why we don’t shoot women from horseback.

Barely survived college, was in a play and a civil rights march, played sports, joined a fraternity, spent entirely too much time in the Dean’s office, flunked my draft physical, and learned that we should shoot politicians from horseback.

Moved out on my own, married the wrong girl, sterilized Boll Weevils, showed a steer and a ram in a livestock show, graduated LSU, taught in a Catholic School, survived a tornado and the students, spent entirely too much time in Mother Superior’s office, and learned why I’m not Catholic.

Went to grad school, and dental school, passed gross anatomy, made a movie, and spent entirely too much time with the dean’s secretary. Moved to Gulfport, practiced dentistry, got my pilot’s licence, was shot at by Customs agents, divorced the wrong girl and learned why we should all carry our own guns.

Moved to Hawaii, hated it, moved again, taught at the University of Nebraska, raced Porsches, shoveled snow, married the right girl and learned that an ex-wife’s attorney can find you anywhere.

Moved back South, raced sailboats, bought a race car, drove it, raced it, wrecked it, drove it some more, won the Billfishing Tournement in Cozumel, and learned that it is possible to drink too much rum.

Learned to scuba dive, extracted a Mayan Chief’s wisdom tooth on the beach, sewed up Billy Peter’s head after a ceiling fan at Carlos and Charlie’s fell on him, shared a pyote button with him and learned that big green spiders and orange elephants do crawl up hotel room walls.

Had my first novel published, moved back to Baton Rouge, found out what geniuses my parents had become since I’d left home, met the best office staff in the world, actually began to put money in retirement and learned what a stupid first-born child my parents had tolerated.

Bought an airplane, flew it to Alaska, Newfoundland, Key West, Central America, the Bahamas, waved at a Cuban MIG, and took the phone call that the right girl had crashed the wrong airplane.

Went diving in Bonaire, fly fishing in the Black Canyon, Heli-sking in Canada, white-water rafting on the Gauley and swam in Thunderball Grotto in the Exhumas. Have flown several dozens of different airplanes and two helicopters, got my seaplane rating and my CFII and MEI, wrote articles for a aviation magazines and found out from an Air Force fighter pilot just how much I have left to learn.

Took the best office staff in the world to the Bahamas, Disney World, Costa Rica, and Las Vegas. Found out that my 64 year old partner is marrying a 24 year old girl, is moving to Destin, will soon have to work full time again, and learned that you’re never too old to become dangerously stupid.

Finally started paying attention and discovered what a bunch of weenies we are compared to our parent’s generation, bought a Beech 18 with a fellow massochist, taking stewardess applications, got my A&P because you need it to own a Twin Beech, discovered Viagra, worked on Wings to Adventure television, survived prostate cancer, now have a TN-A36, teach the Advanced Pilot Seminars classes and am planning for me and Jiminy Cricket to live to be 103.
Not sure how I happened across this post during an unrelated search but thought it might be as entertaining to others as it was to me.....bump.

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 Post subject: Re: INTRODUCE YOURSELF and your plane
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I survived public school, was in a school play, played sports, spent entirely too much time in the Principal’s office, hunted in the swamps, rode motorcycles in California, shot my brother in the head with a bow and arrow, had my tail kicked by my father for smarting off to my mother, and learned why we don’t shoot women from horseback.

Barely survived college, was in a play and a civil rights march, played sports, joined a fraternity, spent entirely too much time in the Dean’s office, flunked my draft physical, and learned that we should shoot politicians from horseback.

Moved out on my own, married the wrong girl, sterilized Boll Weevils, showed a steer and a ram in a livestock show, graduated LSU, taught in a Catholic School, survived a tornado and the students, spent entirely too much time in Mother Superior’s office, and learned why I’m not Catholic.

Went to grad school, and dental school, passed gross anatomy, made a movie, and spent entirely too much time with the dean’s secretary. Moved to Gulfport, practiced dentistry, got my pilot’s licence, was shot at by Customs agents, divorced the wrong girl and learned why we should all carry our own guns.

Moved to Hawaii, hated it, moved again, taught at the University of Nebraska, raced Porsches, shoveled snow, married the right girl and learned that an ex-wife’s attorney can find you anywhere.

Moved back South, raced sailboats, bought a race car, drove it, raced it, wrecked it, drove it some more, won the Billfishing Tournement in Cozumel, and learned that it is possible to drink too much rum.

Learned to scuba dive, extracted a Mayan Chief’s wisdom tooth on the beach, sewed up Billy Peter’s head after a ceiling fan at Carlos and Charlie’s fell on him, shared a pyote button with him and learned that big green spiders and orange elephants do crawl up hotel room walls.

Had my first novel published, moved back to Baton Rouge, found out what geniuses my parents had become since I’d left home, met the best office staff in the world, actually began to put money in retirement and learned what a stupid first-born child my parents had tolerated.

Bought an airplane, flew it to Alaska, Newfoundland, Key West, Central America, the Bahamas, waved at a Cuban MIG, and took the phone call that the right girl had crashed the wrong airplane.

Went diving in Bonaire, fly fishing in the Black Canyon, Heli-sking in Canada, white-water rafting on the Gauley and swam in Thunderball Grotto in the Exhumas. Have flown several dozens of different airplanes and two helicopters, got my seaplane rating and my CFII and MEI, wrote articles for a aviation magazines and found out from an Air Force fighter pilot just how much I have left to learn.

Took the best office staff in the world to the Bahamas, Disney World, Costa Rica, and Las Vegas. Found out that my 64 year old partner is marrying a 24 year old girl, is moving to Destin, will soon have to work full time again, and learned that you’re never too old to become dangerously stupid.

Finally started paying attention and discovered what a bunch of weenies we are compared to our parent’s generation, bought a Beech 18 with a fellow massochist, taking stewardess applications, got my A&P because you need it to own a Twin Beech, discovered Viagra, worked on Wings to Adventure television, survived prostate cancer, now have a TN-A36, teach the Advanced Pilot Seminars classes and am planning for me and Jiminy Cricket to live to be 103.


;-)

That's a way to start BeechTalk. I'd seriously party with Walter any day of the week....or weekend.

That's just good 'ol fashioned Hemingway type writing there...... :clap: :clap:

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 Post subject: Re: INTRODUCE YOURSELF and your plane
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Hello, I guess its about time I stopped lurking and introduced myself. My name is Babar Suleman, I live in Indianapolis. I bought my first Beech Baron (N1164W) on Aug 2, 2008, and decided I need to build a bunch of time in it as quickly as I can. So far, I have 38 hours this month in the Baron, and have traveled from Indy to Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC, Pittsburgh, PA and St Cloud, Minnesota. I wish I had bought a Baron sooner ! :rock:

I will be looking for advice on how to quickly deplete my savings account while improving my mistress (that is what my wife calls my planes). I started flying in December of 2004, and got my private in March 2005 and Instrument Rating in January of 2006. My first plane was a Cessna 182 that I flew about 335 hours. Then I moved on to a Piper Lance, have 114 hours and one dead stick landing on I-70 in February this year, which I still have but have not flown ever since I bought the Baron. I will post pictures as soon as I have them. I have just recently mailed in the paperwork to the FAA to get it registered, I was having so much fun flying it that I forgot to do the paperwork !

I am a Civil Engineer by training, but being an undiagnosed ADD, I have been doing anything and everything under the sun. Currently, I am affiliated with the Nuclear industry. Have three kids, oldest is out of the house but he is not out of my pocket book, second one, she is a Junior in College and the youngest is 12 and is the best instrument pilot in the family as he is too short to look above the glareshield, so he is forced to fly instruments – which he does exceedingly well.

Great looking site, I hope to participate more frequently.....

...Babar.



Stuart,

now you've gone and done did it. :sad:

Your trip down memory lane got me interested. I found Babar's 1st post.



Sure do miss that guy.

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 Post subject: Re: Original Introduce Yourself Thread.
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What a trip back in time ! Interesting to see how peoples perspectives have changed since. Some of the folks who posted in 2007/2008 have since:
- retired and changed their flying
- progressed to a different kind of flying
- passed away :sad:
- moved through all the hardware up to turboprop or jet
- built entire businesses in aviation
- owned about 20 planes since (with each of them being the only real option ;) )


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Very interesting to read through some of the earlier posts here. Amazing how many people failed to become addicted to this wonderful place!

edit: Just going by the single digit post counts after 6-7 years. Maybe they're just lurking?


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I miss this old thread. I always kept up with it, but miss a lot of the intro threads, now.

Sometimes new is not better.


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Hello, I guess its about time I stopped lurking and introduced myself. My name is Babar Suleman, I live in Indianapolis. I bought my first Beech Baron (N1164W) on Aug 2, 2008, and decided I need to build a bunch of time in it as quickly as I can. So far, I have 38 hours this month in the Baron, and have traveled from Indy to Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC, Pittsburgh, PA and St Cloud, Minnesota. I wish I had bought a Baron sooner ! :rock:

I will be looking for advice on how to quickly deplete my savings account while improving my mistress (that is what my wife calls my planes). I started flying in December of 2004, and got my private in March 2005 and Instrument Rating in January of 2006. My first plane was a Cessna 182 that I flew about 335 hours. Then I moved on to a Piper Lance, have 114 hours and one dead stick landing on I-70 in February this year, which I still have but have not flown ever since I bought the Baron. I will post pictures as soon as I have them. I have just recently mailed in the paperwork to the FAA to get it registered, I was having so much fun flying it that I forgot to do the paperwork !

I am a Civil Engineer by training, but being an undiagnosed ADD, I have been doing anything and everything under the sun. Currently, I am affiliated with the Nuclear industry. Have three kids, oldest is out of the house but he is not out of my pocket book, second one, she is a Junior in College and the youngest is 12 and is the best instrument pilot in the family as he is too short to look above the glareshield, so he is forced to fly instruments – which he does exceedingly well.

Great looking site, I hope to participate more frequently.....

...Babar.



Feeling a little nostalgic this morning. Found Babar's first post...


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Jeff Findarle based out of 36U Heber city Utah. Presently flying a Velocity 173 RG, looking at getting into V tail Bonanza so my wife will fly with me. I will be looking for 2 to 3 partners. There is an S 35 based on the field that is available for sale. Looking forward to a Beech.


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Jeff Findarle based out of 36U Heber city Utah. Presently flying a Velocity 173 RG, looking at getting into V tail Bonanza so my wife will fly with me. I will be looking for 2 to 3 partners. There is an S 35 based on the field that is available for sale. Looking forward to a Beech.



Hi Jeff,

Welcome aboard! You are in for a one of life's greater ownership experiences and pleasures. Coupling a membership in the American Bonanza Society (with access to all of their technical support and information) along with staying plugged into Beech Talk will enhance your Bonanza ownership experience.

Good luck!

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Feeling a little nostalgic this morning. Found Babar's first post...

blue skies


Dean,

I don't know if you are an ABS member but Bill Compton wrote an article in the July issue about his conversations with Babar regarding the preparations for the trip and especially his e-mails on and just before his final departure from Pago Pago. Don't know if someone has already posted this in another thread on BT.

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Feeling a little nostalgic this morning. Found Babar's first post...

blue skies


Dean,

I don't know if you are an ABS member but Bill Compton wrote an article in the July issue about his conversations with Babar regarding the preparations for the trip and especially his e-mails on and just before his final departure from Pago Pago. Don't know if someone has already posted this in another thread on BT.



Thanks Bill.

Yes, someone did post it. Pretty hard to read, from an emotional standpoint. But seemed to be a well reasoned and written piece.
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I happened upon this thread during an unrelated search. This is awesome reading material. The introductions here are a great sampling of the vast gulf of our differing backgrounds. At the same time, and for the same reasons, these post lend to an historical significance of our similarities.
I've spent a couple weeks reading this thread, to 'catch up' on the early days of BeechTalk, and I have to offer very sincere thanks to all who made this happen, including all of the early members......BT Pioneers!

I have never properly introduced myself. I will in the coming weeks. Until then I want everyone here to know that BT has given me more than technical info, advice, opinion and etc........this has been a place I come to for these, but I also come here to glean ideas, education, and last but not least...........entertainment! I also try to contribute when I feel there is something I can offer for benefit of this community.
There are so many folks here with a full lifetime x2 of experiences and story's. I enjoy every one of them.
Again, thanks to the Jeff's and all of you who've shared a bit, or a lot, of your life. This is good medicine; the highs and the lows make it real.

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