I have a hunch that the market is bad enough that you will be able to
get a much better plane for $50K than many are suggesting.

I think they would be really hard to sell right about now.

So many of the planes that seem to be too expensive for you will
still be sale when you are flying around in yours! Their owners
haven't
grasped what is going on. I'll bet you could buy one for about 60-70%
of
what you are expecting if you were patient; and it wouldn't be a heap.

So I'd pick the airplane that would meet your needs that you could
get a really good deal on. It wouldn't matter a lot what brand it
was.

I have seen project airplanes suggested. Only buy one of those
if you want a project.

And, BTW, I wouldn't buy a Bonanza older than H-35. Too many
speciality problems to know about. They can be a great deal if you
are really expert; otherwise, you could drown in AMUs spent.

Bill Hale



On May 17, 5:24*am, Kirk Ellis wrote:
A fellow pilot/friend and I have been knocking around the idea of
doing a 2-way partnership on an aircraft next summer. I have had my
ticket since 1998 although I have only 150 some odd hours total. My
friend has about half that. Relatively speaking we still consider
ourselves newbie "students" but have this overwhelming desire to
become the best pilots possible and that requires lots of practice.