On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 07:59:58 -0500, Peter R.
wrote:

Roger Halstead wrote:

The Airsafety Foundation and American Bonanza Society teach the pilots
to fly "by the numbers" and that means sticking to the book figures.
They require every pilot taking their pilot proficiency course to
calculate the speed for each landing and take off and they expect to
see you fly it. They do not want to see pilots adding 5 for the wife
and another for the kids and maybe an extra 10 for comfort. They are
very adamant about excess speed on landing being a killer

As always, Roger, your posts are very informative.


Thanks, I appreciate that.

If you are a member of the ABS http://www.bonanza.org/ has the BPPP
schedule for the training and clinics.

The ABS's pilot proficiency course schedule did not go out past spring,
but it looks like they routinely hold a course in a city not too far
from where I am based.

Acting on the advice of you and others in this group, I plan on
attending one of these courses by early summer.

It is certainly worth the effort. Usually two days of intensive class
room and flying. The instructors specialize in the Beech line and you
will pick up lots of pointers. In class you will probably find out a
lot of information on the Bo you wont hear any where else.

At Port Columbus I heard one radio transmission from an airliner
asking, "Where on earth did all these Bonanzas come from?"

We even had one Doctor and his son who had gone out and purchased a
new A36 in which they did their primary flight training. Now that is
learning in class. :-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com