Hi Dave...
Well, actually this is our third airplane, but may well be our last! I gave up 30 knots and acro performance to get the Bonanza, but having my wife and family with me....priceless.
I have never been able to get my wife to take the "stick" flying with me before (in more than 10 years of her flying with me!...and being an ex-flight attendant, she's not afraid of flying!). Yesterday she flew for an hour straight cruising back from a family outing! I couldn't get much happier!
I started flying brand new Bonanzas while a line boy for a Beech dealer while still in high school (how lucky!). I fell in love right off. Got a bunch more teaching for JAL in their A36s years later. I never thought I'd be able to own one. Now we are looking forward to a 10 day family adventure going new places and meeting new people! Hope to meet some of you along the way!