Beechcraft Bonanza V35B, Best By Far!!
The plane to which all others are compared
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It has a distinctive V tail
Our plane: Her name is "Bonnie II" (our second Bo.)
Angle front view on a pretty spring day
Front view
In front of our hangar
Late Evening at KRHP, Andrews, NC
Shining Bright, Reflections in the spinner
Bonanza's instrument panel
Full panel view
Short field take-off from Barry Sander's little airport (900 feet)
Clear those trees !
Labor Day Fireworks, Knoxville
Labor Day Photo With Landing Lights On
My co-pilots
Co-pilots: Bobbi and Jessie
'Careful, that wing is slick!
Three years later, Jessie relaxes on the old sofa.
We keep our canoe and bicycles in the hangar.
A good day for hangar chores.
Snug in her place.
A good hang-out on a rainy day.
Home airport, KDKX, foggy morning
KDKX, Beautiful Sunset
Colors aloft
Snow on the Smokies
Dawn over the Smoky Mountains
Gatlinburg and Mt. LeConte, Smoky Mountains
Sunset at 10,500 feet near Dalton, GA
Lenticular clouds over the Smokies
Post Hurricane Katrina, veterinary supplies to Baton Rouge
Fun with friends at 10,500', Charleston, SC visit
A cold but nice day at Falls of the Rough, KY
In Alamosa, Colorado
215 knot groundspeed!
Marathon Key Airport, Florida
Our ride for our tour of the Keys
A nice luggage cart in Bar Harbor, Maine
Co-pilot enjoys the warm sun
Montana, heading northwest across the Rockies
Landing with the jets on runway 16L in Seattle
Starting to rain in Seattle
Mt. Ranier pokes up thru the clouds
Short final at Hoquiam, WA
At 800 feet along the Washington coast
Salt flats in Utah and Nevada
On oxygen, 15,500' picking my way around storms
Cruise ship, anchored at Bar Harbor
Southwest Harbor and Mountains of Acadia NP, Maine
New Brunswick, Canada
Engine failure: July '06. Abandoned airport nearby. Whew!!
Now under cover but dripping oil
A broken rod knocked a chunk out of the engine!!
Close-up of the hole in the engine case
The engine comes out
With borrowed engine Bonnie II flies again
Our first Bonanza, N3812B, and our “fun car”.
My Beauties
Knoxville Downtown Island Airport, KDKX After The Storm
The Catch (at KDKX)
Another blimp arrives! (at KDKX)
Don't back up
My first helicopter flight, with Barry Sanders
KAVL Asheville, NC
Flying with friends, Barry and Todd
Todd's S35
Beauty and precision. Fantasy formation
Arriving Home
Fly in style
Phil honors Evelyn
Barry's
Minor repair
Tools of the trade
New and old (E225 generator brushes)
Missed! (Banner Tow)
Fun at Sun'N'Fun
Liberty Belle, B-17 Bomber, WWII Era
Liberty Belle
A sad ending to another pilot's nice plane in the Tennessee River
