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Five Cool Bonanza Substitutes

Aircraft shoppers often find that their favorite Beechcraft Bonanza is beyond their budgets. Fortunately, there are many attractive alternatives on the market.

Jonathan Welsh
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Beechcraft's F33 Bonanza is perennially desirable. Credit: Betto Rodrigues

Shopping for an airplane is a bit like a car trip for which you know the destination but the route is unclear, with several possible paths.

Like many prospective aircraft owners, my wife, Alex, and I had Beechcraft Bonanza on the brain long before the shopping became serious. Newer models, such as the Cirrus SR22, were well beyond our budget, but the four-place F33A Bonanza seemed to be within reach.

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is a private pilot and lifelong aviation enthusiast who has been a reporter, writer and columnist for 35 years. His career includes stints with the Wall Street Journal, Flying Magazine and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. He recently returned to Firecrown to lead Aviation Consumer.