DavidJ18

@201er that was funny!

@Kale McManus All my friends in aviation pushing me towards the Bonanza V tail as they are more roomier and definitely a true 4 sitter for long cross country. Most of the V tails goes above 150K and i can't push the budgets right now. I love A36 on the other hand and i think it has the same performance as V. I though i should hold on to my Arrow and in a year or so go for A36.

@Kale McManus thank you. I seem to recall seeing someone discussing a gross weight increase STC for certain models of the J series up to the 2900 gross weight. @Alan Fox would you know anything about that? Thanks

@DanM20C yes, you're right about that. My upgrade would be from piper arrow. I'm more leaning Mooney M20J because majority of the time it would be me and two other people and the J can definitely accommodate that. Everyone are 100% right, Bonanza are true 4 sitters and going 10-15 knots faster than J obviously you're paying for the extras like fuel and the TBO of them is about 1700 vs 2000 on the Mooney.

@gsxrpilot how much more expensive on maintenance and annual on F33 Vs J on average ? Thanks

@steingar with all do respect this is not a stupid question. This is just a debate between all the pilot who flew or had Bonanza. Everyone is you're entitled to their opinion. Obviously both airplane have a different power-plant engine. @Alan Fox, thank you for input. Greatly appreciate it. Would you think maintenance, insurance, annual cost of Bonanza V would be more than J? And would you know which one would hold its value higher in a long run? Thanks

Scott. Thanks you for your resourceful info.

Matt, Thank you. Do you think at cruise of 8000 ft the speed of the J and V or F would be relatively the same?

I see. Without the tip tanks whats the average useful-load on the V tail Bonanza? What are the difference in airspeed in the J and the V? And may i ask the reason for your upgrade, was it because of the useful load and being more spacious? Its nice to hear everyone's input.

LOL, I'm still here Thanks for all your useful info. Everyone defiantly got something to say. I know in my heart the J is a better choice but hearing it from other members with better experience helps a lot.

Hello Mooney community. Its been few months I've been trying to compare Mooney M20J VS Bonanza V tail or F33. I have a budget of 130K to invest and i can not make my mind. i love Mooney M20J performance for speed, fuel and economy but my mission is to be able to travel in a long cross country and be able to take 4 adult at 180 pound plus luggage . Mooney M20J typically has a useful load of 880lb to 950lb. base on these number i've to compensate a lot on the fuel. VS Bonanza has a better useful load and more roomy inside. This is just a once or twice a year that i may travel with 4 adult but most of the time would be 2-3 passenger. I would like to hear your expertise between these two beautiful bird and your thought for either or. Thank you so much. David