I've switched gears myself and am now looking at getting a 182 (fixed-gear) in the next few years instead of a Bonanza. This decision came mainly after getting some insight and advice from a pilot at my home airport who has over 50 years experience flying planes, understand my mission, and owns both a fixed-gear 182 and an A36 Bonanza.

Following this thread closely, so keep us updated Jeff, interested to see what you end up buying.

States I landed in N63420 while he was mine:
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