15 Hour Student Pilot Flies First Production Model Bonanza: 1947 Model 35

[@engineeringconsulting5534]

Ben, It's good to see that you are producing videos again. Kudos to your lady; her precision is remarkable given her time im a Bonanza. Blue Skies! Faithfully, James

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Amber is a natural in Bonanzas. He plane is an absolute pleasure to fly as well.

[@samphillips8322]

Nice video. Those of us who have owned and flown the early Bonanzas with the E series engines can appreciate the comments on the nice handling characteristics of these airplanes. The Air Force and Navy used the T-34 as a primary trainer during the 50s and 60s. It had similar characteristics along with a dry sump Continental engine rated at 225 hp. (Not to be confused with the turboprop version the Navy had called the T-34C) Nothing wrong with a student pilot getting some experience in a Beech as long as it is equipped with a dual yoke. I am more familiar with Air Force training than Navy, but recall the T-34 phase allowed early evaluation of a student pilot's ability so those who could meet standards advanced while those who could not were offered another option. Keep safe and keep on flying.

[@kxmoto29]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing! I am also a student pilot who owns a bonanza. Mine still needs quite a few things to become airworthy, but we have been working on it!

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

That’s awesome, Lyle! Project Bonanzas are a lot of fun, and you can learn a lot about the plane you will likely be flying for a long time.

[@johnrltr]

Good to see you in the air again, Ben. Great area to teach and fly in, what with the many options for an emergency landing. Your instruction is spot on; you'd make a good cfi.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Thanks, John! I plan to get my CFI sooner or later, but for now I have to settle for flying with friends and giving them a few bad habits before shipping them back to their CFI. Lol I’m like a grandparent that feeds the kids a bunch of candy and then sends them back to their parents hyper and with cavities.

[@jean-pierresavin5100]

Yes awesome ! And well done, as usual. Good job Amber & Ben

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Thanks, Jean-Pierre! I’ll be expecting some videos of your beautiful new Bonanza in the near future!

[@MikeJohnFrank1]

Great to see instruction on such a classic. I have a 47’ in the family and hope to acquire in the next couple years. Have any recommendations on how to find specific instructors on the v tails?

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Man, that’s a tough one. Hard to find instructors willing to train in a complex aircraft but they’re out there. If the 47 has nose wheel steering rather than differential braking to steer that’s a plus. Having a dual yoke will also make an instructor more comfortable. You could try Beechtalk and see if anyone in your area could train you.

[@MikeJohnFrank1]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot yea, it’s differential braking with a dual yoke. I’ll give Beechtalk a look. Thanks! Keep up the cool vids.

[@AviatorMark]

Hope to get one! Just subscribed. Looking forward to more V ✈️ videos.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Welcome aboard, Mark! I wish you well on your pursuit of a V-tail in your future! They are great airplanes.

[@Coyotehello]

Excellent video, thank you. Very nice to see such a low hour pilot handling the bonanza. Do you mind sharing what kind of $$ a Bonanza like this one would cost?

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

The early Bonanzas known as “E-series” Bonanzas due to the E185 and E225 engines that power them are actually pretty affordable on the used market. For a plane like Amber’s in the video, expect to pay 30-45k depending on time on engine and other mods ect. Some nicer configured E-series Bonanzas are listed for 60-80k, but I’m not sure how quickly those are selling.

[@Coyotehello]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot Thank you, this plane is definitely on my short list if I ever buy a plane!

[@thefreshies]

I am looking at a 47 Bonanza right now. I expected to see cups on the ruddervators but seems that’s not an ad for this year. Anything I should look out for? Heard about issues with thin skin as well?

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Send me and email to [e-mail] and I’ll get you my number so we can discuss it. I can answer any questions you might have.

[@timmholzhauer3342]

So you keep the flaps full on the go around? What even is the max flap setting in those 1947s Bonanzas? It’s 40° in my 1992 A36 if I remember correctly. It just says DN for all the way down.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

It’s better to raise flaps once stable in the go around, but they will climb out against full flaps. The Model 35 only has 20 degrees of full flaps. B model on up have 30 degrees.

[@richard3121]

How did you mount that camera on the v tail just curious? I have a 1950 V tail

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

There should be a little screw hole on the top and bottom leading edge of tail stabilator. Most of them are full of paint or already have a screw in them and that’s what I used to screw a go pro mount to. Just took a black plastic flat mount and drilled a hole and then mounted it with a screw and a washer.

[@mikewaterfield3599]

high power complex, and classic at 15 hours. Then again the UAAAF and the fleet used to use the T6 as a primary trainer. there is a grass strip not 5 miles from where I live with a building lot on it. I would kill to live and fly out of there.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Can you contact the owner and get permission to fly in? Maybe the owner would let you put a hangar on it?

[@mikewaterfield3599]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot probably, I’ve talked to the guy personally. He wants to sell. When I say live there I mean it literally. 16 acres with a 2000X150 grass strip and there are already some modern bifold hangars on the field.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Sounds like a goal to strive towards!

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Amber did very well for having only 15 hours! I couldn’t even handle a Piper Warrior at 15 hrs. Anyone fly anything more exotic than a Bonanza as a new student pilot?

[@jimwhipple9784]

I bought a T182RG at 35ish hours Manual waste gate... O470 logged about 1200 hours on it and replaced with an TIO550 It's my forever airplane

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

That sounds like an absolute beast of an airplane!

[@donizetesilva1088]

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[@jamesclark1169]

Awsome, best of luck her, tell your dad I said hello.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Will do, James! I’m sure he will watch the video soon or already has, so he will probably say hello.

[@johnmajane3731]

I would advise against touch and goes in a Bonanza. I agree with Amber's assessment about how easy they are to fly. I have 2000+ in my F35 and can count the bad landings on one hand.

[@bradylewis9698]

2/10. Title and cover photo not clickbait-ey enough.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

😂 Hey it is completely accurate! Every one knows v tails are scary and only expert pilots can fly them.

[@permethrinuser1124]

Stop flying and get some training. You have no idea how close you came to disaster.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Lol what? This isn’t even the video where I hit a tree. How did I almost kill myself this time?