you paid 88k for a 6 seat bonanza? A36 ?
must be a very old one.
you still cannot compare an old airplane with a newer one.

Newps wrote:

Jeff wrote:
comparing a bonanza and an arrow is not even close.

No it's not. The initial purchase price will be very similar. I paid
$88K for my Bo last August. What's the typical Turbo Arrow going for?

A arrow is only 200 HP to begin with, plus your bonanza will use allot more fuel, the
insurance will be higher and the plane is more expensive to buy.

I will burn 14 gph to go 175 kts. To get your 150 kts I am closer to 10
gph. Insurance more than anything will vary with pilot qualifications.
Assuming similar pilots the insurance tab will be very close if not
more for the Arrow because you have a turbo.


that being said, for a 200 HP plane, it performs much better then other 200 HP
planes, it does have to be flown with kid gloves, you can't just get in and not pay
attention to your power setting or your temps. the turbo arrow is a plane you have to
fly correctly, unlike allot of other planes.

Having owned three planes now I would much rather have one where I have
no worries about power settings and burning up cylinders if I'm not careful.