PeterRus

I went with Bruce's covers, for fuselage from the engine all the way to the vertical stabilizer. Full fuselage cover eliminates intake inserts, just a pitot cover that was bought from Amazon.

Was $270 a couple of months ago:

I am sure there are more knowledgeable and experienced people here will chime in, but here is my opinion... 1. turbo shines at altitude... that will require oxygen... 2. shorter TBO and more parts to manage for a turbo engine, 6-cyl is more expensive to maintain, 6-cyl turbo is even more expensive 3. turbo engine management requires more attention (why don't we have FADECs everywhere?)

This one has been popping up for sale for a few years now at rather high price. I would not compare K v J but an Ovation is a reasonable option for a J buyer.

This kind of posts must be accompanied by money transfers.

Looked at the previous posts, read the electrical diagram, saw the resistors, but this thread threw me off (someone installed a 12V bulb in a Bravo and it blew off) and I decided to tap into the hive wisdom:

I have the same backlight problem, does anyone know if the bulb is 12V or 24V? Aircraft is 24V (28V?). TIA

DIsk shocks: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/lgpages/lord-m20-mooney.php. While not an "airworthy item", I'd replace all of them while at it. Tailbeacon: agree with others and get a proper ADS-B in/out.

Except for this Mooney:

Just like all the Mooneys...

Yes, please.

Or replace the shock discs more often (like every 20 years, not every 45 years).

If memory serves, Mooney was up for sale a few (2-ish?) years ago for $15mm. No takers, apparently. Rumor has it the prod certificates for airplanes (or whatever they are called) are nice, but useless: too much manual labour in the cage, and no CAPS alternative yet. The trainer (M10T) isn't there. So, most money are in the support of diminishing fleet of C/J and maybe O/A Mooneys. I have no idea what the salvage value of the company is, but maybe around $5mm if that? Add to that operational capital for a year or so... I don't envy Lasar, and I appreciate their struggle.

No connection other than I bought my J from IndyAirSales unseen -- generally very pleasing transaction. I noticed their (IndyAirSales) prices are more reasonable than the two well-known marketplaces. Don't know much about the Bonanzas, but I would take a hard look at that Bonanza. Keep in mind the plane is faster, but also a 6-cylinder: need high-perf endorsement and more money for gas (although some would argue that faster speeds would offset the higher GPH). Good luck. PS: the V-tail looks better than the forward tail. PPS: Diamonds are better than Cessnas.

There you go: https://indyairsales.com/current-inventory/aircraft/beechcraft-beech-bonanza-g35-exceptional-low-time-mattituck-overhaul-garmin-equipped/