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Post subject: Re: INTRODUCE YOURSELF and your plane  Posted: 24 Nov 2009, 13:05 |
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Joined: 11/24/09
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Location: Cayucos, CA (KSBP)
Aircraft: Bonanza A36
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Hi
My name is Roger Lyon and I have a 1973 A36 purchased last December and which is the first plane I have owned. It is based in San Luis Obispo, CA (KSBP). I'm fairly new to flying--got my private license 5 years ago and instrument rating a year ago. I've been having way to much fun with the Bonanza with over 260 hours in less than a year. I did the BPPP school in Tucson in January and the Service Clinic in Santa Maria in May, both great programs.
The plane has a 550B factory new engine that was put in in 2004 and now has about 420 hours on it. I did a panel upgrade in May-- Aspen 1000 pfd, Garmin 430W, Garmin 327 and PMA 8000.
I love travelling in Mexico--5 trips since January, most recently last weekend on a flying Sams trip to San Quintin.
Life is good!
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Post subject: Re: INTRODUCE YOURSELF and your plane Posted: 24 Nov 2009, 15:42 |
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Location: St Louis, MO
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Username Protected wrote: Steve had me go through the airplane in a fairly comprehensive manner.
The annual inspection was one part of that. Rigging was another.
PMC Thank you very much Paul! You did a great job for me.  Here are some pictures taken yesterday in the new home of N6670Z I will have some more after she gets a bath and the sun comes out again.
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Post subject: Re: INTRODUCE YOURSELF and your plane Posted: 24 Nov 2009, 16:59 |
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Joined: 05/21/08
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Location: Beaverton, OR 7S3
Aircraft: Bonanza V35 D-8145
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Congratulations Steve  Good job Paul !!
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Post subject: Re: INTRODUCE YOURSELF and your plane Posted: 24 Nov 2009, 17:43 |
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Joined: 12/12/07
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Company: MBG Properties
Location: Knoxville, TN (KDKX)
Aircraft: 1972 Bonanza V35B
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Steve, Congratulations! You will be worthless at work or home for a while 'cause you're gonna hang out at the airport and love on that airplane. 'Quite a change from the Sundowner to the A36. You and your family will really enjoy the difference in speed, comfort and loading capability. Now, come on down to Knoxville. We'll sit on the porch enjoyin' a bottle of Tennessee whiskey while we're spittin' and whittlin' and talkin' 'bout flyin' that bird.
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Post subject: Re: INTRODUCE YOURSELF and your plane Posted: 24 Nov 2009, 18:27 |
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Username Protected wrote: Steve, Congratulations! You will be worthless at work or home for a while 'cause you're gonna hang out at the airport and love on that airplane. 'Quite a change from the Sundowner to the A36. You and your family will really enjoy the difference in speed, comfort and loading capability. Now, come on down to Knoxville. We'll sit on the porch enjoyin' a bottle of Tennessee whiskey while we're spittin' and whittlin' and talkin' 'bout flyin' that bird. Thanks Max, It's a date . . . I've got a lot of hours to fly off and once I get the high performance/complex endorsement, I might as well burn up some of the time in cross country flying, eh.
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Post subject: Re: INTRODUCE YOURSELF and your plane Posted: 24 Nov 2009, 21:19 |
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As one who wrenches on these things for a living, Steve's airplane is just about perfect to me, in many ways.... Late 70's A36 with a N/A 550, BDS baffles, gap seals, 3-blade, tip tanks. Great useful load. No increase in maintenance complexity. Very reliable airframe and systems. Fast. I like it simple. Wish I had one. <sigh> Oh well, my present airplane is all I need, really.....  PMC
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Post subject: Re: INTRODUCE YOURSELF and your plane Posted: 24 Nov 2009, 21:41 |
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Steve, Very nice, you are going to love it. I also went from a 'baby beech' to a 36. I have to admit, I am bit envious, as I remember all the fun memories when I first made the change. Thanks to BT and people like Paul, you are 'miles'  ahead of where I started out. Had I known of Paul and BT back in the day, I would have saved countless dollars and endless frustrations. Nice Work! Thanks for the photos. -MO
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Post subject: Re: INTRODUCE YOURSELF and your plane Posted: 24 Nov 2009, 22:12 |
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Company: MBG Properties
Location: Knoxville, TN (KDKX)
Aircraft: 1972 Bonanza V35B
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Username Protected wrote: Hi
My name is Roger Lyon and I have a 1973 A36 purchased last December and which is the first plane I have owned. It is based in San Luis Obispo, CA (KSBP). I'm fairly new to flying--got my private license 5 years ago and instrument rating a year ago. I've been having way to much fun with the Bonanza with over 260 hours in less than a year. I did the BPPP school in Tucson in January and the Service Clinic in Santa Maria in May, both great programs.
The plane has a 550B factory new engine that was put in in 2004 and now has about 420 hours on it. I did a panel upgrade in May-- Aspen 1000 pfd, Garmin 430W, Garmin 327 and PMA 8000.
I love travelling in Mexico--5 trips since January, most recently last weekend on a flying Sams trip to San Quintin.
Life is good! Roger, Welcome to BeechTalk! I wish I was close to Mexico. I would love to explore the Baja Peninsula. From what I've read it is really a nice place. I'm just not up on flying into a foreign country and dealing with all the red tape that is involved. 'Looks like you have learned how to navigate through all of that. Learn how to post big pictures and share some of your "South of the Border" adventures. Again, welcome, and fly safely.
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