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A/C is a must for us in south FL and we are wanting a later model plane so the lower useful load is a price we are willing to pay. Wish there were gross weight increase STC for the Saratogas like the Bonanza’s. I would imagine the Saratoga could easily manage another 200lbs of weight over gross...

On the longer flights when I will be carrying the wife+3 kids, we won't be flying longer than 2-2.5hr legs anyways (bladder limitations) so the speed loss isn't much of a factor to me. And a TC Saratoga up at 9-12k ft isn't that much slower or slower at all compared to a N/A Bonanza that's...

Thanks for the reply Martin. My father and I watched several of your well done vids early on in the process trying to decide between the 2 planes. I can't argue with anything you say about the Bo, but I think the biggest factor is the cabin size and the Saratoga is just so much more...

My father will be flying the plane some as well and he doesn't have any multi-ratings so that's not really a consideration for us at the time even though it would nice if it was. The cheaper acquisition of light twins would offset the operating costs (at least for several years).

Hello. Have been researching for several months now and my father and I have narrowed down our decision to buy a 1998+ Saratoga II HP or a mid 1990's+ Bonanza A36. Would love to hear opinions from the forum on which plane is the better fit based on the following mission/usage criteria...