Did a solid double take at this

Oh thank you. 👑

I have. Exposed radial engines are no joke to draw.. haha, I have a couple done. I'll tackle a few more and make the video eventually

Ohhhh, hadn’t thought about the aspect of having to draw the exposed radial engine. That’s gotta be tough. Well at least it would be from my viewpoint where I can only draw stick figures, and even then they are pretty rough. 😂 Thanks again!

Good point

+1 for Tobago! Really good one

I own one and fly all over Europe with it. It really is unlike any other airplane in it's class, because you can sit in it for hours without fatigue. It's more like flying a luxury car than any of the traditional manufacturers.

@@robbiestrickland3372 Yes, that's exactly what I loved about it. It was more comfortable than any GA plane I've flown. Unfortunately I never got the opportunity to take it on a long trip but I'm sure it would be an amazing experience.

Jon, My Friend, You've already paid for the first tank of 100LL in the RV-3. Your support is greatly appreciated🙂

@@CompleteWalkaround when I finish my RV-8 I’ll fly by and give you a wing wave.

Thanks for sharing! 55 Baron and 310R have little overlap. 310R is in league with 58 Baron. 310R even has a higher MTOW than 58 Baron. The share a landing weight.

Are you ... Applying pressure?

@@matt_b... I'm feeling the pressure. :)

Yearly

Done. We're best friends now

@@CompleteWalkaround huzzah! I'll fax over the friendship contract and toss our secret decoder ring in the mail!!!!!

Hi Gene, It's a good question. The simplest answer, imo, is that over the years models tend to have things added, and very rarely taken away.Those additions come big and small. The large items include, like you mentioned, de-ice equipment. Even that started small. Boots for example. Then came heated props, heated and alcohol windscreens, automatic ice detection. Heavy air conditioners became popular. Electronic instruments themselves are mostly light, but many come with heavy backup batteries. Though these do usually allow removing vacuum pumps. For small changes, just like with cars, the salesmen liked to have new things to talk about with each model year. So they added cup holders, leather seats, shoulder harnesses. sound proofing, more vents, more headset jacks, more wires, thicker glass. etc etc. Adds up. Also, manufacturers would try to correct for common issues/failures. Bonanza's v-tail was beefed up for example, after early models had failures. Finally, there doesn't seem to have been any reason for these companies not to do it. From what I understand, most of these planes were being bought and flown by well- to-do business people and professionals who didn't care about 1800lbs useful load. Remember when piper was making and selling senecas in the 70s and 80s, they were focused on that guy, not the family of 5 who wanted to eventually buy it 40 years later :)

@@CompleteWalkaround thank you for such a detailed answer. I love your passion for aviation as well as your professionalism. I love your channel and hope to see those some Vlogs someday. I wish you all the best with your endeavors.

Kodiak is on the short list.

Thanks Matt, This is greatly appreciated as well :)