Thank you!

Thanks - “educated guesses” I think the best way to view what I’m saying. Always love the Bonanzas!

Thank you and congrats on the license!

Didn't end up having the time to do the RV8 video, but I flew it cross country and did some acro in it and I loved it!

Recovery Parachutes on all possible planes or BAN non-essential GA. ENOUGH.

Thanks. I should have turned radio down. It was a busy day as well. Always a struggle with talking an ATC.

Cheers!

Thanks for the feedback.

Been waiting for someone to see it. It’s on the thumbnail too!

Super cool shot, I have it saved to show students!

@cuda612 Nice - great idea…thanks for watching!

I'm sure that's a bad feeling! Thanks for watching.

After cancelling on top, have to get another clearance for the approach. Much more flexibility VFR on top than staying IFR to just fly around - thanks for watching!

I’ve been watching the 900. My thinking is it won’t be a very high volume airplane, faster than the 100 but still not that fast. We will see.

Thank you!

My predictions : Panthera will never get certified. Airvan will likely never be produced in any volume and will eventually never be produced again. Never sold one but have some experience with them. Delta Hawk will struggle to gain any market traction. Perhaps if 100 LL gets more pressure from Feds, which would help them.

@@FlyingwithRich Thanks - kind of a bummer if your Panthera prediction is true and as much as I hate to admit it, you're probably correct because how many times has people like AV WEB told us "The Panthera is expected to be certified next year" then the next year comes and goes and they go through the same drill over and over. But here's the thing: if the Cirrus is certified, I'm not getting why the Panthera is not certified because I have been told the reason Cirrus installed BRS is because Cirrus' are hard to recover from spin. Yet the Panthera spin test is on You Tube - they went 10 rotations and recovered perfectly and on top of that, Panthera still has BRS. That's why I'm puzzled why it's not been certified yet. Is there another issue ??

It’s a myth that Cirrus had to use a parachute because they couldn’t recover from spins during certification. Cirrus aircraft were designed with a parachute as a safety enhancement as part of the aircraft from the beginning. Certifying aircraft is very expensive, and difficult. I’m not that familiar with certification history on the Panthers, but based on my experience, lack of certification at this point is probably due to money. They also have to be considering how many they will sell and at what price if they do certify it. I wish I could be more optimistic about it, and I hope they do certify it an sell a bunch of them, but I don’t see it.

@@FlyingwithRich Yea but Rich, you have to admit the Panthera is really cool looking LOL !! As a sidenote, it appears they can be procured as experimental aircraft and Right Rudder Aviation in Florida is the Pipistrel dealer. Apparently they have a Panthera demo. However as far as renting aircraft from Right Rudder Aviation, there are only Alpha Trainers, and J3 Cub. - Now back to the Cirrus - I'm really glad you shared that because that gives me more confidence in the Cirrus. When I had heard that "myth", I was really puzzled because it looks like a normal SE airplane, and it should be able to recover from a spin just like any other SE aircraft. After all, we're not having to deal with VMC roll like on a twin, and like Juan Browne harps on all the time, when a twin is in a spin, you have the engine mass to overcome and the rudder may run out of effectiveness - which is a totally different issue - but on jet airliners, the rudders are absolutely massive and I was told in B737 mechanic school that the main reason for that big rudder is engine out, which puzzles me why the Baron has such a itty bitty rudder.

Have fun and thanks for watching!

Depends on where you are - we have contacts around the country.

@@FlyingwithRich that’s great because it makes no sense to buy a plane without a hangar first and there’s such a shortage plus long wait times too.

Agree - recent spike was significant. Let’s see where values go from here!

Yeah - we have to fix that. Audios is a struggle for us!

I have logged about 1300 dual given over the past 3 years, and I would say that prospective commercial vs GA guys was about 50-50...youtubers have actually brought a lot of people into the market...problem is that they have normal jobs and have no idea what it costs to actually keep flying and stay proficient...

There is always has been and always will pilots who pursuing airlines not GA which is the majority. The limiting factor for pilot buying aircraft is barriers to entry (required training and aircraft prices). If you are suggesting prices will decline due to too many airplanes for too few buyers, I disagree, but we will see - thanks for watching!

I am working towards airlines to be able to pay for a GA plane.

Nah, supply will continue to decline, so even if there are less pilots, the dwindling demand will keep prices up. Also, what do you think those airline track people dream of having when they get the money? Planes, cars, boats, etc. just because they’re on the “airline track”, doesn’t mean they’re not involved, or going to be involved in ga.

@@Spyke-lz2hl a big reason Airline pilots dont stay involved in GA are the inherent risks to their career flying in GA If I was an airline pilot I would probably limit my GA exposure. Imagine having a minor issue in your GA plane as an airline pilot and having that now on your record.

We'll see if I get the chance.

@@FlyingwithRich you probably will where you’ve represented the brand for about thirty years,along with Cessna

Textron doesn't care about the piston market. They make more money on a hand full of latitudes than Cirrus does on selling one piston a day.

If you order a new Bonanza right now you can expect a 4th quarter 2025 delivery date with a base price of 1.3 million. The top requested add ons are SVT, TAS, and XM for another $35,200

Pretty reasonable turn around, actually.

@Craneman4100w They are building so few new Bonanzas - easy to quote long lead times.

“Bonanza Wedge”. Aerodynamic device to increase control in slow flight/stall.

No reason - we do it all the time, just have to get an IFR clearance. SoCal is very accommodating on that type of clearance. I assume the pilot was not Instrument rated or the aircraft was not instrument capable or getting a clearance would have been an easy solution. Declaring an emergency would change the game, and give the pilot and ATC more options, although not a good situation to be in. I don't think too many consequences other than talking to the FAA and extra paperwork.

I understand Dan gryder says declaring an emergency involves no paperwork or other consequences. People end up dead from being hesitant from pride or fear

You talking about the pilots or the planes?

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Get rid of the lawyers

I don't think it's Regulation, just the same old argument of Cost vs. Profitability; guy's got an airplane due for its Annual, and he spent a lot on the plane but $$ is tight. Should he get the Annual done then Sell, or Sell pre Annual and take a hit on the Price? How to get more air frames on the Market? That's a hard one if the manufacturers aren't building them.

@@cleekmaker00 _"How to get more air frames on the Market? That's a hard one if the manufacturers aren't building them."_ Well that is the thing. Automobile manufacturers have done the same thing. They stopped building inexpensive vehicles and instead only want to build higher profit vehicles that less people can afford, the result of this is a currently crashing car market. GA is a little different but from this outsider viewpoint it looks very similar. People can look up a KZfaqr by the handle of Car Questions Answered. He frequently talks about the dynamics that have affected the market. It is all very interesting how companies have become so short sighted that they refuse to build for a broader spectrum of buyers. I don't think it is exactly the same in GA but I suspect there is some under tones of that.

Regulation certainly drives prices up which makes aircraft ownership out of reach for the masses. There is also the significant commitment it takes to become a pilot, and then stay current - so demand has been always will be low. The lower the demand the higher the prices the higher the prices the lower the demand, and so goes the continually shrinking GA market. It wont' take much demand to soak up the low volume of new aircraft production, and then the good used market, so that's why I think prices will continue to rise.

Election years are always uncertain - we will see how 24 plays out...thanks for watching!

Insurance is definitely expensive now, but at least it is available!

Insurance is not required by the government in order to fly. Banks and hangar owners often require it, however.

That's because insurance has paid a lot claims from Bonanza accidents over the years from far more experienced pilots than you. Plus, parts availability makes repairs much more expensive. If you gear up your Bo' it's more cost effective to total it out than to repair it, which could take over a year and cost a lot due to parts shortages. Just a prop strike on that engine costs at least 30k for the inspection and propeller, so insurance has to be high or else they go out of business.

Definitely - strike quick when rates come down as that will likely bring more buyers (like you) to the market, inventory will tighten and prices will climb. Thanks for watching!

@@FlyingwithRich yea, definitely. Although, I don’t know that buyers like me have a huge impact on the market. If that were true, prices would have come down a while ago simply because of the rates. I think that entry level GA is being dominated by training providers who are grabbing anything they can to build up fleets (or start completely new flight schools). Rates won’t affect them a ton because they often require financing from their career students, which generates reliable cash flow that also pays for the fleet. With high demand on cheap training aircraft, prices went way up at the bottom of the market. Buyers like me now don’t want to pay a high price for a basic aircraft, so we look to something faster, more powerful, more useful load, etc, which takes the demand that would have gone to the bottom of the market and pushes it upmarket and creates the same problem for those segments. So, my take is that so long as the pilot shortage is still driving flight training, prices will not come down no matter what else happens. But, if rates do come down, buyers like me can still get something reasonable, albeit a less fancy plane now-but still a plane!

What experimental aircraft would match a Cessna 206 or Piper Cherokee 6 in performance/capability? What technological advancements do they have? What are the advantages of FADEC on a Single Engine Piston Aircraft? Most certified GA how have “Glass” or can be retrofitted with “Glass”. I’m a fan of Experimental Aircraft, but if you look at the size of the fleet and market, certified aircraft are a much larger (4X) part of General Aviation. The most successful kit manufacturer is in bankruptcy. Cirrus has highest production of any aircraft in any class (SR22T) at north of $1M - so that proves that low cost isn’t the driver of volume and popularity in General Aviation.

I don’t disagree, but I definitely see more younger people at airshows, etc than I did say 25 years ago - still not enough but at least it doesn’t seem as tilted to me as it used to be. A non-scientific measure, but my observation. You are correct on supply and demand!

Depreciation for aircraft is a permanent deduction - the “bonus’ depreciation allowing for the bulk of the depreciation to be taken in year 1 is temporary and running out. But, there is a bi-partisan bill to re-instate Bonus depreciation. Lot’s of businesses chose not to take bonus depreciation even when it’s available.

Well said!

Agree - I should have shut down flight following - next year! Thanks for watching!

2025!

Good feedback and I think you are right - next year on the ground. Only problem is my thoughts are much clearer in the air! Thanks for watching.

It's your brand to be bantering in the air - keep it up!! Doing it on the ground would just seem, well, weird. Just turn down com1 a bit@@FlyingwithRich

Ack! And change his brand? Blasphemy!

@ericsd55 will do!

@@FlyingwithRich ok. Than we put you in the back of the beech king air, circling around catalina island and you can talk in the air…😂🙋‍♂️🥰

Simple supply & demand economics to me - the reason the lower priced airplanes aren’t manufactured is because few bought them. Cessna tried to build a low cost Skyhawk and no one bought it! Mooneys aren’t in production anymore because Mooney couldn’t make a profit.

I can agree about too much ATC interference but you lose me on, “trying to be too cool,” see ya

Thanks for the feedback.

Second term date or death date?