slaw76
I'm New Here
My first post here, pardon the intrusion with yet another this-vs-that, but I'm in a pickle and seeking an honest advice.
Recently my wife approved our first aircraft budget of $260k. With that, I'm assuming I should be able to get the -10 kit and equip it. I was just about to pull the trigger on the kit but then a random opportunity came along to get a '97 A36 Bonanza with outdated avionics. After limited upgrades and initial maintenance the A36 acquisition should cap at $300k.
The plane will mostly be used for work; we travel two times a week, 1-4 hours at a time for consulting. My wife also rides horses competitively so relies on my delivering her to places (that's probably the reason why she approved the budget ). Putting the thrill of building your own aircraft aside, specially if you have flown a Bonanza, would you go for the new RV-10 and have it "the way you like" or given the opportunity, would you trade it for a used A36? The -10 has a better mpg which is a plus given its mission, maintenance is cheaper specially if done "in house" and the insurance is probably less too. We are scheduled to visit the Van's factory in Feb '20 and get a demo, weather permitted.
I'm still in flight school expected to get my PP license early next year.
Any thoughts or experiences to share greatly appreciated.
Recently my wife approved our first aircraft budget of $260k. With that, I'm assuming I should be able to get the -10 kit and equip it. I was just about to pull the trigger on the kit but then a random opportunity came along to get a '97 A36 Bonanza with outdated avionics. After limited upgrades and initial maintenance the A36 acquisition should cap at $300k.
The plane will mostly be used for work; we travel two times a week, 1-4 hours at a time for consulting. My wife also rides horses competitively so relies on my delivering her to places (that's probably the reason why she approved the budget ). Putting the thrill of building your own aircraft aside, specially if you have flown a Bonanza, would you go for the new RV-10 and have it "the way you like" or given the opportunity, would you trade it for a used A36? The -10 has a better mpg which is a plus given its mission, maintenance is cheaper specially if done "in house" and the insurance is probably less too. We are scheduled to visit the Van's factory in Feb '20 and get a demo, weather permitted.
I'm still in flight school expected to get my PP license early next year.
Any thoughts or experiences to share greatly appreciated.
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