There was a Beech Skipper at my home field, tied up outside for aleast a couple of years, not being flown. I just remember driving by it in heavy winds and the control surfaces just slamming side to side and the tail was improperly secured and the tail would lift in the wind and slam down on the ground. Someone knew it was there and must have needed wingtips for this type of airplane, beacuse they stole them in the middle of the night. Last spring the airplane was taken apart and put into a big shipping crate and departed to its new home in Poland.
With that being said, I am going to possibly be in the market for a plane in the near future with some more "gusto" than my spamcan 150 and may look into a Beech Debonair. I have a co-worker that has one and have put nearly 4000 hours in it and loves it. He has even flown it to Alaska twice. With 80 gals of fuel it nearly has the endurance of a 737 and a cruise of almost 200mph. People that have Beech's seem to swear by them.
Last edited by Dustin_Spray; 11/01/12 05:36 AM.
