"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
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On 2006-02-26, Matt Barrow wrote:
I've had a 182 and now a Bonanza and they are well suited to mountain
VFR
flight. I wouldn't hesitate to go anywhere , in or out of the
mountains,
in either plane.

Even a NA Bonanza still has reserves of power -- I'm not sure a Comanche
250
does.

Depends how heavy you are. With 4 people and at max gross, the Comanche
struggles (in my direct experience) and has a very slow climb rate above
10,000 feet in the warmer part of the year, but I bet if flown solo (or
well below gross) it's adequate.

A Bonanza will always outclimb a Comanche.

Out here in the Rockies, I want something that climbs like a homesick angel.
--
Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO