Hi Juan, Oh what memories you video give to me. I had a 1948 Sn 1525 , N-4504 V, for many years, and bought it in Monmouth Co. New Jersey, I believe in 1966. I never had retract time nor adjustable prop either. I took an airliner to Newark and the guy I got it from took us to the bank, and he paid off his loan and wrote me a bill of sales. We went to the airport and he dropped me off at the plane, and soon took off. This was in November and it had snowed all over the East Coast. I had only been in this Bonanza once when my buddy flew me from Concord Airpark in NE Ohio. I got in and stated her and taxied out toward the runway and called the tower and got clearance for take off, and let her rip. All went well and it flew very nice and smooth. I headed for Ohio and right in the center of Pennsylvania, was a stationary front, which I tried all ways of getting around and over, and finally returned to the only open space on the East Coast, Monmouth County. This was my very first landing in a Bonanza, and it went very well. and I greased it on, and called for a round of a few touch and goes to the tower. I was stuck ther for five or six days, but did make it back home with no problem. Anyhow, I had the E-185 engine and the third window as the airplane you were flying. I put in the spar modification kit and the tail block AD note. It was a fun airplane and I enjoyed all the years I flew it. The only comparable airplane was the Piper Comanche. Thanks for a nice video and listening to my tale ! Bob U..

It is a treat to watch a pilot as skilled as Juan B.

Boy, was that fun, watching a very experienced pilot at work: GUMPS check, gear down, trim, trim, trim. After all those hours, in all those sophisticated aircraft--ferrying a single engine antique, Juan is all business all the time. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for letting me ride along with you!

In 1967 (at age 11) I rode in the back seat of a V-tail Bonanza from Jasper Texas to Houston with my aunt and the pilot. We lived in Wichita KS from 1965 to 1969, and my grade school class went on a tour of the Beechcraft factory. We used to get cheap balsa stick rubber band powered airplanes at the drug store. I had huge fun with those.

My first car was a 1947 Studebaker Road Master flat head 6, 3 on the column after that i got a 1963 Chevy hard top convertible. Those were the days my friend we thought they'd never end. Love you, Juan. Back then i had a hard on 24/7. Now i am just an old fart. Smile today and may we die in our sleep dreaming of days gone by. BADA BING BADDA BOOM !

This one of those rare videos that you hoped would never end. Thank you for sharing.

I was blessed to purchase a 1947 ser num 62 (N80462) following a gear up landing. Rebuilt it for 9 months and flew it for another 20 years. Many fond memories. I put in an H model center section to get rid of that AD; put in a P model instrument panel like the one you have; same engine with a Hartzel hydraulic prop; and eventually a Poplawski paint job (a famous name aircraft painter). Thanks for the memories - wish I could have been with you! :)

I just flew 6 hours today from TPA-LAS-SAT, and just enjoyed looking over your shoulder for half an hour more! Thanks for taking us along on this!

20:00: "tap on the brakes.." -- get those still-spinning wheels stopped before retracting them into the airplane. So easy to forget, nice work.

When I moved to Leesburg, Florida in 1972 my new neighbor invited my nephew and I to take a ride in his airplane. It was an early '50s Bonanza. Although it's been almost 50 years I remember it well. He said he liked the early Bonanzas because it was lighter than newer ones. I found out why he invited us when we landed; he pulled out a bucket and brushes and we were again 'invited' to wash the plane!!!

I've only had 15 minutes of stick time in my entire life, and it was on a Beechcraft Bonanza. I flew so "enthusiastically" that I gave myself air sickness. :)

"The world is small when you fly a Beechcraft"! On the advertisements from Beechcraft in the Era. Good airplane. Walter had a good idea. He died in 1950. I can't imagine he would've thought it would be as successful as it is. Still manufacturing them after all these years.

Juan, I'm 65 now. and if there is one wish I could have it would be to go flying again. Maybe even try to get my Medical back. I had a bad accident in the Air Force working on an F-4 Phantom. It really did a number on me. It's taken me almost 40 years and 36 surgeries to get back to where I am now. The problem is the Air Force doesn't want to cover any of the medical they caused. Lot's more to it. But my dream is still alive and strong. Thank you for allowing me to at least follow along with you. It truly does bring tears to my eyes and a longing to be back in the sky.

Congratulations on upgrading from a triple-seven to a '47. 😁

“That ain’t for us is it?” (we all stop and think and then realize we’re not in the cockpit with you and this is a video) ..Story of my life.

As soon as I saw that plane, I fell in love with it. New windshield, new windows including 3rd window. It's mint. I flew one to the Bahamas in 1969. Sweet!

My dad had a Bonanza during most of his life. You bring back many memories when you take us flying in one. Thank you

19:25 Into the distance, a ribbon of black , Stretched to the point of no turning back Flight of fancy on a windswept field ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Throttle Friction lock - set. Mixture's - rich Propellers - fully forward Flaps - set - 10 degrees Engine gauges and suction - check Mixture set to maximum percent - recheck Flight instruments... Altimeters - check both Beacon and Navigation lights - on Pitot Heater - on Strobes - on (to tower): Confirm 3-8-Echo ready for departure (tower): Hello again, this is now 129.4 (to tower): 129.4. It's to go. (tower): You may commence your takeoff, winds over 10 knots. (to tower): 3-8-Echo Easy on the brakes. Take it easy. Its gonna roll this time. Just feed in the power gradually, and it... ~~~~~~~~~~~ Above the planet on a wing and a prayer, My grubby halo, a vapour trail in the empty air,

Ex-FIL whom I flew with many times hated V-tail aircraft. No idea why. His baby was a Piper Cherokee 4-seater. Looks like the Bonanza has all the bells and whistles any could ask for! Very nice ferry flight!

Fun info: The Beech Electric Propeller with the constant speed option, would wear out the gears on the electric pitch change motor, because it was always changing the blade angles; the manual pitch change has allot less wear the gears, so they last longer.

That was a fun flight Brownie.. I would like to see more videos like this one. Thank you for posting it.

Thanks for taking us along for the ride, Juan. 👍🇺🇸

What a coincidence. Friend of mine has a Bonanza A36 and a 1956 Skywagon. Yesterday I was helping with removal of the snow skis from the 180 and he and the mechanic were telling the story of going to Skywagons at Placerville to inspect, buy and fly the Skywagon home to KSTE. Get home and here you are in a Bonanza flying to Skywagons at Placerville. Fun.

Enjoyed this a lot...well stabilized approach and landing...Porterville! (That lunch looked good!!!!) Thanks for taking us along.

I love how you fly for a job and a hobby with passion

GFC 500 autopilot!? I've been waiting 3 years for Garmin to certify this autopilot for early 35-G35 bonanzas. Still waiting. Now here is one installed and flying already? Glad to see it. Miracles do happen!

A beautiful experience for all of us . Thanks Juan. Fascinating video. She flies a treat. Safe flying.

My good friend owned a 47 V, N2885V in the 80’s. We flew her all over Washington and Oregon. Such great memories. Thanks for posting this. Miss him and his bird.

Hi Juan Beautiful aircraft your flying there. Thanks for taking us who are ground bound along with you for the ride.

Juan, watching this delivery video….again! Really nostalgic, a very good friend of mine had a G model for years, lots of trips in that plane! Even took it up to your home airport in the late 90’s to visit my relatives in Grass Valley! Thx.

Could listen to that growl all day ! One of those things that I just can't get enough of ! Thanks Juan ! 😎

Thanks for the ride along! My grandfather had one of these and I used to fly with him, back in the late 60’s, early 70’s. I used to keep his Jepson up to date(all paper back then) for him. I checked recently and the plane’s registration is still active!!

Thanks for bringing us along. That engine sounds great on takeoff with the outside cam and mike. Looks like you're living the dream from my point of view Juan.

Thank you Juan for bringing Mark the next Bonanza model change video. I’ll be looking forward to it

I really enjoyed the ferry flight. My Dad owned and flew a V-tail Bonanza for several years in the late 60's and 70's. It almost felt like I was with my Dad again in that wonderful airplane. Dad passed away in 2015. God Bless!

Very nice flight Juan. Thanks for taking us along. Enjoyed the ride!

“Trim, trim, trim…” My primary flight instructor was a big believer in trimming for all flight regimes. He showed me why, at a safe altitude, by having me slow the plane, a Grumman Traveler, to pattern speed with flaps just holding the yoke. He had me pull back and with just a little additional force the plane stalled quickly. Repeated that with trim and the control force was much lighter and it took a lot of force to stall the plane. He said people get lazy about trimming in the pattern and that reduced feel of increased force (since you already have so much in) was a prime reason for inadvertent approach stalls or, worse, accelerated stalls in pattern turns.

Thank Juan for taking us along...going up in a 172 tomorrow, haven't been up in a few months, so your ride-a-long videos help me a lot. Beautiful airplane, skilled pilot, nice ride, don't get any better.!!

Thanks for the vicarious enjoyment of a well-conducted ferry flight, Juan.

Enjoyed the video and the close up of the engine plate. Built in Muskegon. Mi by my Grandfather and his two brothers. Grandfather was head of engine assembly for years. He also built the o200 in my 1961 150. Keep up the good work enjoy your videos.

"I verified the off position looking for the aux tank." Sounds like a story behind that one Brownie!

I love your channel and all your insight, prospective and knowledge on different subjects. My Dad was woods boss for Georgetown Lumber back in the ‘50s. We had a Piper Super Cruiser at that time and lived at the mill. We had a 1500 foot strip between the lumber piles that had one way in and one way out. We used to fly over to Placerville to get groceries sometimes. I remember how bumpy it was off the end of the runway sometimes and some pretty strong crosswinds that made it quite exciting getting on the ground at times.

Beautiful Bonanza. Always a pleasure to go along for the ride.

Thanks for taking us along! There are probably viewers here that have never experienced flight. Now we can see what it's like.

Nice job! Thanks for taking us along. KPVF has that “infinty pool” feeling on short final...

I always listened to the ball games on the LF and tracked ADF to the broadcast towers near the airports. Best of both worlds😉. It was good at night on the out airways when ATC was pretty quiet.

I'm teaching a student on a 47' Bonanza. Terrific plane.

Loved every second in the early 1950s i had my first flight out of Placerville in my uncles plain it was fun thank you for your time

Thanks for sharing the ferry Juan...what a stunning example this V Tail is. Growing up in Wichita, my family was close to all of the aircraft pioneers. Olive Ann Beech...Aunt Ollie to me, was my Aunt Millie's best friend...which earned me quite a bit of exposure and access to Beech factory facilities and flying opportunities. Keep up the GREAT work!

So great to fly with you. Reminds me of the many trips with my dad in his Bonanza. He would probably be amazed how the panel has changed. I do remember all those silver switches but never gave consideration how they all looked the same. Before takeoff he'd check the mags then move the pitch handle to get warm oil in the hydraulic prop. Thanks again for a great flight and good memories.

Thanks for allowing me to ride along I enjoyed it. As a young boy the Bonanza’s were often seen flying around and I always thought they had a really cool look especially being a retractable type.

You remind me a bit of some of the crew members on the B-52 in the Dr. Strangelove film. A delivery cowboy.

Excellent, Captain! Love the old V-tail Beech, especially one taken care of like this one. Also love the tranquil scenery. Used to drive out to the 'high desert' from San Gabriel Valley, going up to Mojave to see the old TWA 880s & 990s sunning themselves when I lived in So. Cal. my last 2 years of high school, '72-'74. Wonder if I'll ever see the desert again... Very pleasant 24:34, great airmanship, thank you!.

You are really taking us down memory lane these days. Harris Ranch in Coalinga and now Porterville. We lived in the San Joaquin Valley for many years. Lotta aviation! Shasta Helicopters was based in Porterville many decades ago. My husband, now retired, flew helicopters many, many years with several different companies up and down the valley. Chinooks in the ARMY, to flying for a sheriff's department, to forest fire fighting in the western states, to flying for the National Park service, to flying for a television station on the east coast. Since he grew up in California...he can almost smell the agriculture and the sandy loam soil through the video. We are faithful viewers. See ya here.

Thanks for taking us along!

JUAN, HI Nice ferry flight , even externally, it looks good, along with updated panel +autopilot , good day flying , great weather too. Cheers 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Juan, Another excellent video. Brings back memories. My dad had a 1974 Beechcraft Bonanza V-35B with the 285hp IO540 and a 3 bladed Hartzel prop. They say Bonanza's are the Cadillacs of single engine airplanes. In the early 80's, I got my private pilot license and got some time in a Mooney M20J and a Beechcraft A-36 with the goal of some day flying Pop's Bonanza. I kept asking him and he finally let me be PIC. What was a wonderful airplane...fast, smooth, good range, and can carry a good payload. Thanks again for the video.

Thanks, Juan. Love the channel, both the technical details and the pure fun of flying. We could have waved at you from Bakersfield as you passed by. I got my private pilot's license at age 19 in 1975 at Long Beach, California. I paid for it by pumping avgas at Long Beach. I had the great fortune to ferry a new Grumman Tiger from the factory in Cleveland to Long Beach. The sliding plexiglas canopy was like sitting in a bubble crossing the eastern woodlands, midwest grasslands, the mountains, the desert and the coastal plain.

In the early 80's my flying buddy owned a '55 model 'V' tail that we flew everywhere ... it's not flight worthy now but was donated to the University Flight School here in town for training purposes..she was a fun plane; many memories :-) ....

What an amazing autopilot for an old Bo... Thanks for the video Juan!!!

I love flying the desert southwest, a beautiful day like that makes it even better. There can be an angry wind blowing around up there, slap you around like a fly hit by a flyswatter but I never miss a chance to go. Nice flight Juan!

Right now spending all of my time in the WWII fighter build for the sim. This one made me want to get out the Bonanza just for the R&R. Thanks Juan...just great.

Nice Bonanza! It's a year younger than me. My first airplane ride in a Bonanza for my ninth birthday, 1955. Vance Aviation, Boeing Field, Seattle, one of dad's subcontractors. Typical Seattle February day, heavy overcast, but above it a bright sunny day. About halfway through the flight, Vance twisted a knob on the control column and turned the controls over to me. A few minutes later Vance asked (this is going to sound politically incorrect today) "you aren't Chinese are you?" I said no. "Oh, said Vance, I thought you were related to One Wing Low!"

Why I love watching your videos...THIS is a great example. You are THE BEST.

Thanks for taking us along, Juan! This was great! I drove near Havasu, and went up the Grapevine coming out of L.A. a few times 20 years ago - totally different look from the air, that's for sure! When I get tired of this whole wrenchin' thing, ferrying aircraft around the country would be right up my alley. If they keep building cars like this (like they have a vendetta against technicians), that may just happen sooner rather than later ... Beautiful bird! The V-tail was the very first aircraft my dad ever flew in when he was 12. He hung around the local airport so much that someone finally offered him a ride, lol. He's 80, and he described it to me like it was last week! Grandma was NOT happy when she found out, though. My mom also was terrified of flying, so the aviation bug flew right over my family, until I got on KZfaq in HD in 2017. :) In other news, I'll be headed to FL in April for paramotor trike training! I'm throwing in the towel on self-training - it's just taking much too long. Super excited!! I knew 2021 was gonna be the year!

From a Colorado, old pilot, that flew 10K hours out of Boulder Co as a new Piper dealer, then just a used aircraft dealer, I love seeing yours videos, brings back old memories. Rick Conn

I have about 400 hours in a similar vintage Bonanza, N461B, most of the time with that electric prop. Brings back memories.

Way back in my young and foolish days, I was approached by a doctor who owned a Luscombe and told me that he'd bought a new Beech Bonanza. Since he'd never flown anything with flaps or retractable gear, he wanted me to ferry it from Wichita back to the Texas Panhandle where we lived. The new owner rode in the back seat as the factory pilot gave me a quick trip-around-the-pattern checkout, mostly talking about adjusting the prop pitch with that goofy little crank. I received the Bonanza newsletter for a while and saw a mention that the oldest Bonanza flying was still owned by the original buyer.

Thanks for this Episode JB. Take care and fly safe. 🤟🏽🖖🏽

Another vintage Bonanza trip with Juan, the Master Pilot. I also recently viewed the trip by a recent female University of Michigan graduate, who by herself, piloted a fifty year old renovated Bonanza from Ann Arbor to Santa Barbra, California. Thanks again Juan for the fine video. ☺

Ah wow. I so enjoyed this. So much to see! The original version of that cockpit looked like half Jukebox- half car 😄. Love all the detail you give about they instruments. But stuck here in a grey UK, it's great to see another part of our planet 😊. Thank you! Keep it coming!

This was probably an early enough version that it didn’t require the horizontal stab cuffs? Back in the 80’s I was a Beechcraft A&P at a dealership and I was the one guy to do the emergency inspections and cuff AD’s for V tails. Did maybe 50 Bonanza’s. Really enjoyed doing that. Miss those days. I really love Bonanzas and 58 Barons.

"Early in the morning"... is key. Learned a good lesson flying across the Southwest desert... flying from Laughlin NV back to Pomona CA. Got a late start... didn't take off until 11:30... the very choppy air bounced us the entire way. Had to land in Apple Valley for lunch... and just to take a break. Nice job Juan... as usual - I checked out the Skywagons website and sent an email to Mark.

I loved seeing the picture of the F7F. Would love to fly one of those bad boys. Nice little flight especially over Lake Havasu. I just came home from that area after being there for 2 months.

That old Bonanza with the little engine and electric prop is as sweet a plane as you would ever want, with the intelligent upgrades this one has it will make someone a wonderful plane for years to come.

Memories. Thanks. Dad had a ‘51 C model N5831C with the 185 hp Continental & electric prop, same aux tank behind the baggage compartment. For a few years he also had an H model N55(?)22F with the 235 hp. Sold 22F because in the model C he could lean it out and get 155 mph on 8 gph as opposed to the H getting 165+ on 12-15 gph. Mostly family trips from SE Texas to N Texas. About 6,000 hours in the C and my pre-primary flight & A&P training. Cheers Juan.

Hey Jaun, I’ve watched every video you have put out. Great stuff, retired connector pilot 20,000 hrs DHC -8. I had a 1946 Globe Swift, well had a couple. Used to fly every fall into Westover for the annual Swift fly in. Really miss those days of easy border crossing. Anyway great content, keep it up!

Very enjoyable Juan. I've had a lot of old V35s and my favorite was a similar 'B' model with the 'short' Beech electric prop and 20gal aux tank with an Auto-fuel STC. when you could get leaded auto fuel for about $1.25 a gallon. I used to use Auto Fuel only in the Aux , and used the right main for takeoff and landing after burning out the aux tank.

Great job Juan. Looked like a ton of fun on the flight with that old girl!

My uncle and his wife both owned one each (his & hers)of these beauties. His was Red & White hers was Blue & White. They're gone now but I've no idea where their aircraft are or even if they're still flyable somewhere. WOW! That white Cub has seen better days. (The Ghost Mummy Cub). Thanks Juan. Great video.

Back in my commuter airline days I used to supplement my meager pay by ferrying airplanes for a local dealer. His theory was that it was cheaper for him to pay an experienced pilot who knew how to operate his engines than to pay for repairs after a time builder got a hold of it. He once sent me to Watertown, New York to get a 62 model V-tailed Bonanza and I had to fly it back to North Little Rock, Arkansas. That old airplane flew really great, which is good because it didn't have an autopilot, not even a non-working old installation.....just never had one at all, but the airplane would trim out and fly really good, so that wasn't too much of an inconvenience. I always liked those V-tailed birds, great airplanes.

Nice flight! I remember flying into placerville from Beale AFB during my pilot training 1985. Beautiful airport and that was a nice plane!

Saw a Bonanza just yesterday with the tip tanks. Love living next to Boeing Field and love yer GA content!

Great video, reminded me of starting my career flying C210s as a bush pilot in Namibia, Southern Africa.

A Beech 35 is on my list of future flyers for sure. Flew in one in 1987 and been in love every since.

I love how there is nothing or mountains on the horizon looking in any direction. Its beautiful. I love how this plane accelerates on the ground.

Great video Juan! It brought back good memories I had with a 47’ V-tail and other Bonanzas.

Smooth as silk! Thanks for the ride. Nice job, great channel!

My buddy & I flew his 54 V tail Bonanza from KMRN to KBUF back in the 90's. No updated panel, no auto pilot, no GPS, no nothing... What a BLAST!!! We traded flying duties, dodged the storms and ATC didn't complain once ;-) Flew IFR all the way up and back but ATC let us fly into a thunderstorm while they were stacking airliners holding to get into Pittsburg... We survived, barely, and I learned a VERY valuable lesson. I was training for my instrument ticket at the time, and I learned that you have NO BUSINESS flying IFR unless you have the proper equipment, proper currency, (not just FAA minimums), and lots & lots of time to spare!!! I enjoyed many hours flying VFR, and loved every minute :-) Safe travels sir!!!

Juan, thank you for this great video! I love flying and everything aviation, I felt like I was flying along with you. I am blessed with enough health issues to keep me from flying so keep up the good work!

Owned a H model in the 70s, sweet plane, this brought back many memories. Thank you :)

That looked like a lot of fun. I wished I could have gone along for the ride...which I think means your video was a success! :)

Very nice video. Before taking off at Porterville I heard "Engine failure straight ahead." I used to say that out loud right before advancing the throttle, but it was making passengers nervous. Now I just say it to myself unless I am alone.

Pretty landing Juan, but then again I wouldn't expect anything but that from a guy who flies 777's for a living. Great job, enjoyed learning about the Bonanza.

Really fun to fly with you. Thanks for the commentary and instruction.

Jaun Sir, Thank you I'm sure we here snacking and watching ENJOYED your trip more than you did !

What a fun flight. Thanks for taking us along.

Superb flight Juan, huge thanks for putting this together.

Love your trips Juan, brings back happy memories of 60s and 70s A36s