Cherokee 235 vs Trinidad vs Comanche

Douglas Paterson wrote:
I doubt I have "all" the facts--will I ever? But, I did rule out the
Bonanza for essentially three reasons:

1) The throw-over yoke. That's just downright weird--and, especially my
first time out, I'm deliberately avoiding weird. "Baby steps."

Eh? Thats downright cool. Front seat pax has a lot more room and it
makes it easier to get in and out of the plane (second door would be
nicer, but would probably make things heavier). There is never any
question about who is flying the plane.

However, there are a fair amount of people who see it your way and feel
the need for two yokes. There are both factory and aftermarket dual yoke
systems that can replace the single yoke with about a half hours worth of
work.

2) The reversed controls. Weird again.

Am not sure what you mean here. Maybe the gear switch being on the right
side of the panel and the flaps on the left? Its never been a problem for
me as I don't ever fly anything else. I suspect I might be an gear-up
accident waiting to happen if I went and got in some other retract.

3) Cost. Based on your post, I guess you'd disagree with this one. Seems
like everything I read, though, indicated that the Bos are pricey to buy and
pricey to maintain.

I think Newps already addressed this well enough. The fact that i can
even get NEW parts for my 57 year old plane says enough, IMO.


--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Hood River, OR (soon to be Boise, ID)