1948 A35 Beechcraft Bonanza FIRST FLIGHT In 24 YEARS!

[@tomt6040]

Beautiful airplane! Always have loved the older Bonanzas!

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

There’s really nothing quite like them!

[@woodydroneson]

Lovely to see a plane this age restored and back in service :)

[@RusscanFLY]

Nice bird! Glad to see it back in the air! Nothing like an old school bonanza!

[@davidduganne5939]

Congratulations! Nice job Ben. It's great that you've saved another one - a great way to celebrate the Bonanza 75th year anniversary - returning one to airworthiness and flying into the new year.

[@willyodell7802]

My uncle owned a 1948 A35 that was the first of 5 Bonanza's and 2 Debonairs he owned. I have lots of pictures of his A35 taken back in the late 50's to early 60's. I have been researching the N numbers from his pictures and the 1948 is the only one currently registered, and still here in Minnesota. He passed last year at 96 and has a Bonanza engraved on his grave stone. He flew a Grumman Hellcat in WWII. Cool to see that fly in community you headed out from. Uncle Bill did golf course fly-ins that I have pics of.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

That’s a great legacy your uncle leaves behind. Thanks for his service. The greatest generation!

[@willyodell7802]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot Greatest Generation, yes! His brother was the navigator in a B-29. They both enlisted right after Pearl Harbor. After the war Uncle Bill changed his major to Aeronautical Engineering and later worked for Boeing and then the FAA. I felt real safe flying with him knowing he could land a Hellcat on an aircraft carrier!

[@Ellexis]

I too salute your Uncle and appreciate you sharing a bit of history! God bless you and your entire family!

[@BonanzaBart]

Great video and thank you, your brother, and your Dad for bringing the old girl back to the skies where she belongs!

[@FlyDriveShoot_It]

Excellent video....I remember the first flight after restoring my B35....nervousness and excitement at the same time

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

It was an incredible experience for sure! Such a milestone, but as you likely well know, the first flight was only the beginning. After that, you really find out what the real squawk list is on the plane.

[@robertgentry9436]

Congratulations on a great milestone and resurrection of a classic! Way to go, Ben!

[@TheManicman1]

Pretty sweet..congratulations on the first flight

[@drmyers56]

Ben, you weren’t kidding when you said you were working on a new video. Loved it. Traveled all over Wa & Or in a 47 V. N2885V. So many memories come back watching you! Thanks.

[@baigish100]

That was a really smooth landing! Very nice

[@patriciakane7008]

Wow! So cool! I recently found my fathers H35 and it is alive and well in NC. We are going to there to see it and the current owner is flying it to the Osh Kosh fly in this month. Am so excited to see it again.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Always good to see old Bonanzas still being cared for!

[@patriciakane7008]

My father was the first owner. I wish the FAA or somebody had access by computer to the entire history of the aircraft. I would like to know how many have owned it.

[@johnmajane3731]

Nice job Ben, great you saved the old girl. Nothing flies like the E series Bonanzas. I hope your brother enjoys it.

[@ttesheba]

Hermoso vuelo con el clásico Bonanza, salu2 desde Argentina.

[@Big.Ron1]

Well done. I have done 2 resurrections. PA-160, and a C-310. A lot of work but such a sweet feeling when the first flight goes so well. Congratulations.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Thanks! Definitely one of the coolest things I’ve ever been a part of. I don’t know if this will be the last resurrection or not but I sure hope it isn’t!

[@edwardstephens247]

Great video and airplane!

[@billythekid3234]

Just found your channel, after watching you get this ole gal back in the air I had to join,, Keep the blue side up my friend!

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Thanks for subscribing, @billythekid3234! There are plenty more adventures to come!

[@billythekid3234]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot I just finished watching your flight training with Amber in that awesome 47 ! Where are you flying in that video? Merry Christmas to ya!

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

@billythekid3234 that is a beautiful strip out in cedar creek Missouri that my in-laws own. I have the luxury of flying to a grass strip to visit my parents and a grass strip to visit my wife’s parents. I don’t drive places very often anymore. Lol

[@Crazy88boss1]

That’s amazing! Well done some day I will buy a bonanza keep saving them so when I can there are some 🤞

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Thanks, Boss, we’re trying our best! It’s amazing how many airframes are out there that can be brought back to flight status with a little bit of focused attention and know how.

[@billellington3732]

Great job Ben....You are one cool cat!!!! The plane is a beauty....Thanks for posting. I have a B-35 and one day I will get get my gear horn working properly too (very far down on my squawk list)

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

It’s a surprisingly easy fix. Hardest part is taking the twelve or so screws out of the gill panel. Especially when it takes three tries to get it right. Lol

[@michaelsauser5320]

nice landing friend-- I owned a P-model with IO-470 and i thought that on T/O roll i was looking at 2500 to 2700 rpm so when i watched you take off i kept saying c-mon get more rpm's but you did well -i have about 1400 hrs in V-tail bonanzas/love em

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Thanks Michael! The E225-8 redlines at 2650, but with the variable pitch electric prop (used in manual only with no governor), I don’t see 2600 till about 120 mph indicated.

[@bernardanderson3758]

I’m glad to ride along with you and High Five for the first flight in 24

[@Pilotc180]

What they see in those old antique doctor killers is beyond me, and I once owned a 54 D model

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

They’re terrible airplanes, so if you come across any, you should send them my way so I can dispose of them properly. 😄

[@chesterbobhorn]

You saved another one Dr Ben !!! How is everyone doing theses days ? Happy to see you back to posting videos. Take care. .......Bob.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

We’re doing great, Bob, thanks! Life’s busy, but I’m having the time of my life!

[@chesterbobhorn]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot good to hear. I’m still short handed at work so no time to fly but one of these days I’m going to surprise you with a visit

[@charleskelly5672]

Nice job of flying a beautiful classic. I normally open the cowl flaps after landing for better engine cooling on the ground. Maybe it was real cold out there where you were operating. Good idea though, to include them in your after landing checklist. Thanks for sharing. (I operate an elderly classic V-tail out of a grass strip in Texas). "Mike" Kelly "Old School" Aviator and long time Bonanza pilot.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Thanks, Mike! I would normally open cowl flaps after lowering gear for landing, but in this case it was cold enough that cylinder head temp was not a concern in the pattern or taxing back to the hangar. Good to hear that others are using these old Bonanzas the way they were designed: off of grass strips.

[@charleskelly5672]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot Hi Ben, Thought you might have had a real cold day. I'd keep 'em closed too. You're right about the earlier Bonanza's being built for grass strips. The main gear tires are a lot taller on those early airplanes than those little bitty tires Beech put on the later model Bonanza. My old Bonanza is treated carefully with easy engine starts, smooth flying, and plenty of wax. She's going to last another 70 years! Yours will as well! Again, a real nice job of flying! "Mike" Kelly

[@davidmangold1838]

Just remember Ben; don’t do touch and gos in a bonanza. Always full stop, taxi back. And for short/soft or high density altitude, using 10* flaps helps. It used to be in the POH, but the lawyers took it out!

[@outwiththem]

How come? 10 degree flaps save landing gear wear out on soft fields. And props too by having more lift from wings and less rpm on ground needed..

[@davidmangold1838]

@@outwiththem 10* of flaps on soft or short field, reduces takeoff speed and takeoff distance, by increasing wings’ camber and lift. Two things to remember; it will lift off slower and be in ground effect, so you must compensate for that (lower the nose a bit, and increase speed). Then when flying faster, rotate upwards, and retract the gear asap. Lastly, don’t over speed flaps by forgetting to raise flaps. Do this at 300-500 feet, retract the flaps!

[@outwiththem]

@@davidmangold1838 That is the way. But im refering to your second sentence of "Lawyers took out that procedure from the POH ? why?

[@davidmangold1838]

@@outwiththem I can only guess. It was many years ago, that it was removed as a procedure. I’d imagine some pilots didn’t deal with the lower liftoff speed, the low-wing having appreciable ground effect, the need to build up a bit of speed, then climb , the over speeding the flaps-by forgetting to bring them up, etc. Avoiding liability, because the pilot didn’t. FLY THE AIRPLANE, crashed and sued. I flew v tails in 1976 J’s and K’s? I went into and out of many short and soft fields. Not using flaps; it was un-doable! Now I have a lesser powered 1947 straight 35, with E-225-8 engine. It’s amazing how 10* of flaps helps, but only IF YOU KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT😉

[@outwiththem]

@@davidmangold1838 Too bad. I took Bush Pilot Training in 1998. CFI used to pop flaps even on taxiway, to create more lift. Vx flaps for Vx take offs. Also on fast landings, he showed me to cut the flaps IN THE FLARE at 3 feet. Then hit the brakes. Cool. The 3 feet flap cut. And the Taxi Flaps and more. Flaps are a great resource.

[@johnsmathers4836]

Ben is Back! Hope you are doing great. So glad to see you back on you tube. Awesome to see this bird flying again.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

I’m doing well, John, and I hope you are doing great as well! Getting the old bird flying again has definitely been a dream come true.

[@davidmangold1838]

Nice plane! You’re a good test pilot now. I have a 1947 35 bonanza. To adjust gear warning horn; run engine, set to 13-14” mp, use a sharpie on throttle shaft in cockpit. Shut engine off. Go to front left of engine cowl and remove oval panel. Find carb, throttle shaft and micro switch for horn. Adjust micro shaft body loosening 2 screws until contact is closed

[@davecarnahan-aviation798]

Hello Ben. It is nice to see a couple of new posts from you. I enjoy your all of videos very much... very thoughtfully done and down to earth. You actually helped inspire my purchase of a neglected 1947 Beech Straight 35 a few months back. The ones with your father also bring back fond memories of flying with my dad who passed away Mar 2, 2014. Best regards to you and your family.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

I love to hear it, Dave! It does my heart good to hear that even one Bonanza is going to be saved. I’m honored to have been part of your inspiration. I hope the plane is a blessing to you and your family for many years to come! You should make a Beechtalk post about the plane so all of us nerds can follow the progress in getting her back to ship shape. I’d love to see some pictures.

[@davecarnahan-aviation798]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot Thank you Ben and yes, that is a great idea. I did join Beechtalk but have yet to post anything.

[@michaelsauser5320]

thanks for answering--your bonanza sounds pretty darn good--my first one was a C model with a lot of add ons including the long third window and that prop control went wild on me over harlan iowa--high rpm wild but i landed and later switched the prop to a different kind of electric control module--thanks again for the response--mike sauser in washington iowa

[@vtailv35]

I used to have a B model, when I built the E225 I made a lot of effort Blueprint the engine as mush as possible, after the first flight I got a set of glass packs that was the best mod I did it ran smooth it was easier to get pressure carb adjusted and the fuel usage was better than before the build and it didn't have 400 hours . There are times I wish I would have kept it but my turbo has made life a bit nicer , but I like your bonanza wondering why it sat for 20?

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

I’d say it sat for 20+ years for the same reason most car projects sit for so many years. Owner probably had every intention of fixing it up (as evidenced by the new paint job still taped off in places) but never got around to it.

[@vtailv35]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot I found my B sitting in pile that’s what happened but then the unthinkable he pasted family gave me the plane if I’d finish I was in my 20’s I did have to crank gear down one time dirt brushes, bonanzas are the Best Buy people pass them by cause of tail, Our gain!!! Just wish my turbo got same mileage my B did it be Perfect plane.

[@davidmangold1838]

You may have to test fly again, check horn at 13-14” mp, adjust again as necessary. Roller on Micro switch contact wears down or it’s body slightly moves on the throttle shaft near the carburetor. I tried to attach photo, but couldn’t. Dave

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Thanks David! I was able to get the throttle micro switch adjusted. It took me more tries than I’m willing to admit because I wasn’t smart enough to use the sharpie method until after my dad showed me. Definitely a better method or I forget where the switch was previously.

[@thammanoonkamfunt5470]

Good Job .. Boy

[@rescue270]

Good job. I've coaxed a number of small-tail Bonanzas back into the air. All for customers but never one of my own. Your rotating beacon needs to be working... Considering the criticality of flutter on the Bonanza's ruddervators I have to say I don't think I would mount a GoPro or anything that might disturb airflow on the stabilizer. Mounting on the fuselage between the stabilizers might be a better place.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Thanks, Hunter! It was quite an adventure for sure. The rotating beacon is working, but operating it during day Vfr is not required because the aircraft was manufactured before March 11, 1996. Regarding a GoPro mounted to the tail, I am happy to report no flutter issues in either of the two bonanzas I have flown with one mounted. It’s my understanding that the flutter issues with ruddervators tend to be caused by ruddervators that are not balanced correctly. Tail feathers that are properly balanced should not be adversely affected by the small amount of turbulent air that a gopro would generate. That being said, your results may vary.

[@rescue270]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot That's good with the GP, I'm just very cautious with ruddervators. Pay close attention to the trim tab hinges at every preflight. They wear thin and break and loose tabs can generate a horrendous flutter that quite possibly might be the root of all the evil that's been directed at the V-tail. As for the beacon... ...as I read the reg, it was a required installation on all new airplanes built after 1996, but if an older airplane has one, it must be operating during all phases of operation. For example, my Bellanca does not have an anticollision beacon and does not require one since it was built in 1946. However, if I were to install one, it would have to be operating during all phases of operation.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

@@rescue270 well dang the regs do seem to suggest that anti collision lights must be on during aircraft operations unless deemed a hazard by PIC. I suppose my confusion is that I always considered the rotating beacon to be part of the position lighting rather than anti collision lighting. The rotating beacon is the only lights on the aircraft exterior that I haven’t upgraded to LED so you really can’t even see the light when it’s on during the day.

[@rescue270]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot Yes, rotating beacons were the first types of anti-collision lighting systems. With the proper bulbs in them the old rotating beacons are kinda visible during the day, lol... I guess the LEDs are the new way forward but they just look so out-of-place on vintage airplanes. Like strobes on a Stearman. Just be sure to have 337s referencing STCs on all the LED installations. The FAA has been hot on that for awhile now. I think maybe because there are so many non-TSOd Chinese LED lights out there for homebuilts. By insisting on STCs and 337s they can better ensure that FAA-PMA/TSOd lights are being installed in Certificated Aircraft. If you haven't changed out the wing bolts, I know they're pricey, but please do that soon. At least the bottoms and do the tops later. The Shop Manual recommends removing and magnafluxing them every five years and replacing them every fifteen years. I guess every single early Bonanza I've ever seen has been flying with it's original wing bolts, including a B35 that had had a wing replaced at one point. They reused the bolts. Those bolts are loaded in tension rather than shear and that makes me nervous after six decades and five or six thousand hours. I therefore like to at least somewhat adhere to the manual's recommendation. It isn't a mandatory requirement since it is not indicated as an Airworthiness Limitation, but after 60 or 70 years I think it's an excellent idea to replace them. I've replaced a lot of them and found a few with corrosion that never would have been seen had they not been removed.

[@outwiththem]

Is the engine or cylinders overhauled ?

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Engine was not overhauled since some time in the 80s. So far the compressions have been good, but oil consumption has been high. We’re still not even to our first oil change yet, so we’re just watching carefully to see if the engine starts to seal up a bit better. If not we’ll possible be looking at re-ringing or changing some cylinders as needed. Considering how little it has flown in the last 40 years (about 500 hrs) we are gonna just play it by ear. The engine runs great it just burns a bit more oil than we would like. Only 3 ring pistons, so we’re not expecting great oil control.

[@outwiththem]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot My CFI in 1998 had a cherokee like that engine problems. He put engine flush and drained oil and filter. Then he put slick 50 with thicker oil. He used the engine an extra 400 hours even after been proclaimed as needed OHaul. Kept adding Slick 50 every oil change at 30-40 hours. Needed one qt every 10 hours or so he said..

[@forrestallison1879]

I was very surprised to see you use the retracts. I figured you must have tested them on the ground a lot. Are they actuated by manifold pressure? I guess I could look that up

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Gear is actuated by an electric motor actually. We cycled the gear many times on jacks to verify that rigging was correct.

[@forrestallison1879]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot ah, I thought you said you had an alarm for "gear manifold pressure" but you must have said something else like "rear manifold" or something. Is your father a certified mechanic to be able to maintain these legally? I wish there some way a certified aircraft became eligible to be experimental after a certain length of time

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

@@forrestallison1879 we have an IA that works with us to allow us to maintain these aircraft legally. I too wish that there was some type of vintage category that would allow owners more freedom to maintain 70+ year old aircraft.

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

G,day from Sydney Australia. Good job, nice Bonanza!!!!! If anything: * Why are the flaps and maybe the landing gear slow to deploy and retract? Motors, current, track friction... * How's the propeller? * If ever you "pop the hood' take a look at the engine and accessories. Enjoy what's outside of the wind shield 🛩️ 🌏🇦🇺

[@rescue270]

The gear and flaps on earlier Bonanzas ran pretty slow due to the 12-14V electric systems they were equipped with. I have years of practice with vintage Bonanzas owned by my customers. I've never had the time or money to refurb one of my own. The cycling times of this one here appear to be right about normal for a 12V Beechcraft. The gear and flaps ran a lot faster on the much later 24-28V models. Production of the V-tails ended in 1983 so most V-tails were 12V.

[@johnrabourn5325]

Congratulations. But what's up with the drastic color difference between the interior which is the original color scheme and the exterior color. Why would anyone think this was a good idea?

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

That is an excellent question. The original seats were blue, but it did not look good with the sky blue interior paint either. It needs to be repainted, but it’s very low on our priority list.

[@allinmyhead]

Sweet old plane

[@peterfranks7619]

I'm not a pilot but I enjoyed watching you video.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

I’m glad to hear it, Peter! I try to make my videos enjoyable to pilots and non pilots alike. 👍

[@BlackRiverWA]

How long is your grass strip?

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

1800’ to the south (direction of takeoff in this video). When taking off to the north it’s 1300’ before it starts to drop off quite steeply. It’s downhill to the north though, so that is actually the preferred departure.

[@BlackRiverWA]

I wasnt sure, thinking about building one at farm. 1800’ was about max room i had. Wasnt sure what would be required if you was close to max load on beech sierra

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Really depends on the obstructions. Most planes can get of the ground in 1000-1800 ft but that doesn’t mean they can clear the 50’ tree at the end. POH should have graph to plot runway needed to clear 50’ obstacle at gross and that would give you an idea. Our airstrip can do 2 people and full fuel year round, but it gets a little dicey in the heat of the summer.

[@timmholzhauer3342]

Awesome!! Congratulations!! Is that other strip your family’s as well? Is that your Dad in Oshkosh in the final part?

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

The first strip is my family’s and the second strip is my wife’s family’s. The final clip was recorded back in the 1980s at Tamiami airport.

[@bernardanderson3758]

You are thinking ahead of what if we loose our engine on takeoff

[@ronwade2206]

She's Pretty!

[@bernardanderson3758]

Let’s do this Ben

[@hvachessler]

Great Job! Congrats! If it's a 1948 isn't it a 35 and not a A35? I think a 1949 was a A35. My father had a '48 and he always referred to it as a straight 35.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Funny you mention that. I always assumed 47-48 was straight, 49 was A and 50 was B, but the A model was actually produced in 48 and 49 and is differentiated by serial number. It just so happens that our serial number is a 48 rather than a 49. Good catch though! 👍

[@hvachessler]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot Thanks for clearing that up for me. Beautiful plane! Enjoy!

[@usna6849]

@Galileo7of9 According to the American Bonanza Society, D-1500 was the last model 35, and they were built in 1947 and 1948. And they say model 35As were built starting in 1949, serial # D-1501 thru D-2200 and D-15001 Gordy N771N D-1082 I didn't catch whose serial # is D-1688, but that is a model 35A

[@easttexan2933]

I was not aware that flaps on a Bonanza were for lift. I thought they were just for drag.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Yup. There is a lowering in stall speed between flaps down and flaps up. The 20 degree flap position is the last position that increases lift however as the straight and A35 had only 20 degrees of flaps, and the B35 has 30 degrees of flaps but the stall speed is the same for those models. The final ten degrees of flaps in the B and later model Bonanzas only increases drag. It is definitely easier to land a thirty degree flap bonanza as they almost fall out of the sky at full flaps.

[@easttexan2933]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot I worked as a fueler, lineman, office help, runway mower, etc back in 1965 when I was a young pup and I was friends with a guy in his 20s that his dad owned a V Tail. I got to ride along with him from Nacogdoches to Jasper TX and it was such a great experience to be in the Bonanza. I was working on my PPL and he would swing the control wheel over to my side. Very exciting.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

That’s a great story! Thanks for sharing. Did you ever get your PPL?

[@easttexan2933]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot I did. in 65. From 65 to 88 I accumalated appx 750hrs but I haven't flown PIC since then. I lost interest in it. Life went in a different direction. I have flown the PC sims for over 20 yrs and I have enjoyed that. The last time I flew was in 2013. Went out to the local airport (Cleburne, TX) and ask a CFI if he would fly with me and let me shoot a couple touch and goes. I did really well considering. Living on SSI prohibits me from going any farther. I do so very much enjoy videos like yours and so many others.

[@19211926]

Doesn't turn 2300 on TO?

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Static rpm is 2100-2200ish for A35 with 88” electric prop and E225-8. I see 2300 at about 400’ on takeoff roll and then climb out at about 2500 at 95-100mph WOT and prop full forward for 60 seconds.

[@19211926]

@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot Thank You. Congrats on getting her flying.

[@wilburburger6155]

They were built to fly, doesn’t matter how long they remained in a nest somewhere

[@bernardanderson3758]

😆 oh ya this is got to be a Great feeling

[@Guy.900]

Wow! 😁

[@tomf4547]

Most of these light aircraft are so old.. Due to high cost of late models 🤔

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Yup. Still flying them because the average pilot cannot afford a 200k 70s-90s model bird. Also the efficiency of these early planes have never really been matched. 160-170mph indicated at 10-10.5 gph. They’re light enough to accomplish a short field mission that otherwise would be relegated to a 182 or some other slower aircraft. Gear down the plane turns into a 172. Cleaned up, it turns into a sports car.

[@johnrltr]

Well done, Ben. I'm guessing you did a number of aborted take-offs and/or full rpm runups as part of your prep for this flight. Had to be a lot of nerves, but you hid them very well.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Thanks, John! Yes there was a very long process leading up to the first flight. Enough full power high speed taxis that I felt reasonably confident the engine would run long enough to get me some altitude. Still a nervous experience, but man I had a blast!

[@michaelsauser5320]

hey ben-do yourself and your family a favor----these a/c are obviously way old enough to vote and i do not wish to insult your knowledge of bonanzas but unsnap those wingbolt covers on top of the wing just to be sure that wingbolt cavity is not full of dirt and mud-just as a precaution--our P model(the first model with a center stack)crashed and burned and cost the lives of my ownership partner and two adult men--no it wasn't a mantainence cause rather -the fog on a beautiful dec 2nd day in 2011

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Good call, Mike! We actually had them off the entire time until the annual inspection was finished to make sure the bolt area didn’t get plugged by debris. Blew them out and then capped them when putting all the inspection panels back on. What’s funny is we lost some of the caps so the ones that are on there now are mismatched from salvage planes that we had to find lying around elsewhere.

[@michaelsauser5320]

ok ben good deal--i hope you enjoy the bonanza as much as i did with all 3 i have owned-i jumped over the fence once and bought a cessna 310---good load hauler but just not a fun flyer the bonanza

[@conradboss]

Risky flying old abandoned aircraft. 😮

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Can be for sure, but I think I have been more scared by a plane that was “flown regularly” by previous owner than I have by the couple of planes we have disassembled and reassembled before flying. It was comforting to be able to inspect areas on a disassembled plane that you could never see on one that wasn’t apart. In a way it makes me trust those planes more.

[@sotm2]

Why do pilots always look like they are trying to eat that microphone? Does it really need to be in your mouth?

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

The twenty year old Bose X headset that I was using has very poor mic pickup so the mic pretty much has to be touching your mouth. Kinda gross when switching headsets around but I just think of it as natural immunity. Lol The new Bose A20s have much better mica and it will pick up pretty reliably with the mic about 1/2” away from my mouth.

[@talesofatraveler2151]

Jodhpur prince hanuwant singh died on this beechcraft bonanza aircraft in 1952 .... Remaining of planes were found in cetral jail ...

[@chriscusick6890]

What does that mean?

[@Ellexis]

Great job! Thanks for saving her too! I recently purchased a 1952 BE35 Bonanza. I used to fly them as a teenager, but that has been decades ago. You can check mine out if you wish on my channel. And you're living the dream to have your own ranch and private runway! Sure beats the monthly rent I pay for a hangar each month at KCRP. I also subscribed to you! 👍