This is a REALLY long shot asking this on here but myself and my father are trying to find out as much as possible before making a purchase.
Ok, so most of you on here have heard me talk about flying etc. Well I'm currently working on my Commercial rating as a pilot and the current plane I'm flying (Piper Archer II) is not cutting it. So, my dad is looking at three different types of planes. He's retiring from United Airlines (767 captain, number 1 on that plane and been with the company 33 years) really soon and wants something to get him places quickly without taking the airlines. Plus, he is going to let me use it for the rest of my ratings as well as put it "on the line" at a local flight school that he instructs at. NOT looking forward to the insane fuel burn from a high performance plane and the tiny size of my wallet (no tiny size jokes allowed).
SO, here are the three choices. Anybody ever hear any good/bad things about them? We used to have an A-36 Bonanza partnership but one of the partners and his wife crashed and were killed in the plane the day before Christmas in 2007.
#1 Bellanca Turbo Super Viking
#2 Mooney 201
#3 (and my choice) Beechcraft F-33A Bonanza (he might be test flying this exact plane next week...just found it for sale today)
Ok, so most of you on here have heard me talk about flying etc. Well I'm currently working on my Commercial rating as a pilot and the current plane I'm flying (Piper Archer II) is not cutting it. So, my dad is looking at three different types of planes. He's retiring from United Airlines (767 captain, number 1 on that plane and been with the company 33 years) really soon and wants something to get him places quickly without taking the airlines. Plus, he is going to let me use it for the rest of my ratings as well as put it "on the line" at a local flight school that he instructs at. NOT looking forward to the insane fuel burn from a high performance plane and the tiny size of my wallet (no tiny size jokes allowed).
SO, here are the three choices. Anybody ever hear any good/bad things about them? We used to have an A-36 Bonanza partnership but one of the partners and his wife crashed and were killed in the plane the day before Christmas in 2007.
#1 Bellanca Turbo Super Viking
#2 Mooney 201
#3 (and my choice) Beechcraft F-33A Bonanza (he might be test flying this exact plane next week...just found it for sale today)