On 2005-08-22, Newps wrote:
watched him takeoff Saturday. Took him 1400 feet to leave the runway
with just him and 80 gallons, no flaps. I was disappointed as my goal
is to be able to use a friends 1300 foot runway. Now I already know he

The Bonanza can do considerably better than that. Admittedly at sea
level - but it was on a hot day - I practised with our club's S-35
Bonanza (with full fuel) and could land, come to a complete stop, then
take off again (comfortably) in less than 2000 feet when practising
short field technique in that plane.

Practise a bit, and you can get good short field performance out of a
Bonanza. Carrying half fuel can only help.

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