"Douglas Paterson" wrote in message
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Thanks for the input. Turbo's out for me, at least for my first foray
into airplane ownership. As for the Bonanza, I certainly DO like the
numbers. What I DON'T like is the weird controls and the higher price
(acquisition, if not parts, as Newps says).

I'm going to sell my Bonanza this spring and I'll probably make about
$40-50K over what I bought it for in 2000, allowing for the engine exchange
and TN package I had installed. They really hold their value.

Bonanza parts are NOT a problem. Before my Bo I had a T210...parts were
always available, and the 210 ate them like snacks.

So: turbo's out; non-turbo Arrow just doesn't have quite the capability
I'm looking for (though it's doubtless a great plane); and Bonanza's on
the back-burner--I still see the Comanche as better bang/$....


Good luck whichever way you go!

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Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO