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    Beechcraft Skipper

    Yes I have, I did own a 1975 Sierra and 1967 Baron 56TC. I have been to the Beech factory at Wichita, KS‎ and Liberal KS when it was open. That’s why I believe they are the best.
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    Beechcraft Skipper

    You should always look at how well built the aircraft is. Remember most of these are getting real old 30 to 40 years. The thinner the aluminum the more stop drilling or replacing you’ll have to do.
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    Beechcraft Skipper

    I have time in the Skipper and Sport and Sundowner. Like I told my friends when I was flight instructing if you never flown a Skipper then don’t say it’s a Tomahawk. I also flew with a student that had his on Tomahawk and I was always think how much better the Skipper cabin was and how it...
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    beechcraft 24r sierra vs. piper 180

    Like I said the Sierra has more speed in it, it just needs cleaned up in a few areas, like the nose gear, as it’s not flat in its retracted position, I’ve been working on making a fairing for it and hope to get it finished soon. Other pilots at some of the air races believed I was cheating...
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    beechcraft 24r sierra vs. piper 180

    I once owned a ‘75 Sierra for 3 years and before that rented them from Beech Aero clubs. I’d raced them in the ‘’99’’s air races back in the late 70’s and early 80’s. It is the most under rated airplane out there! I could always out run Tigers and the Cessna Cutlass RG with ease. I’d be on par...
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