"Peter R." wrote in message
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markjenn ) wrote:

They're not a bad idea on some aircraft, but Bonanzas, with their 154K
gear
speeds, really don't need them.

In his Avweb articles (posted in this thread), John Deakin expressed the
same opinion.

The reason I was considering them had to do with the type of airports in
which I fly. The majority of my flying is for Angel Flight Northeast,
which brings me into Teterboro and Boston Logan frequently. If I could
fly at 160-170 all the way to the outer marker, it would certainly make
fitting in to the traffic flow much easier.

While the Bonanza is a slippery devil, they're not that hard to bleed off
speed when you have a few miles from the FAF.

But, cost is certainly an issue and if I am lacking in skills to slow
the aircraft down, then this is something I should explore. I was going
to take a Bonanza Proficiency course last October, but unfortunately a
cylinder cracked and started this extended maintenance period.

You'll get much more, and enduring, "mileage" from the BPPP
(http://www.bppp.org/main.asp) and from the Advanced Pilot Seminars
http://www.advancedpilot.com/course.html (I take it you have GAMIjectors in
your Bonanza??)

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