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Spend your GA money where you are appreciated as opposed to extorted!
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Know When To Feather Your Prop





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Aging And The GA Pilot Report







EAA 2024 Attendance Stats


   



Li-Ion Chew Toy Disaster



Li-Ion Fire Mitigation Bag



Keep Your iPad/iPhone Powered on Long Trips


With This 67W USB Charger

(Keeps my fully running iPad mini6 fully charged >4hr trips)

Or This 95W Unit

Or This Monster 170W Unit





Wireless WiFi Bridge Up To 1km Distance







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Textron "Beech" Domain Complaint Resolution






The Future of Unleaded AvGas


George Braly Update-EAA 2024



GAMI Answers G100UL Criticisms Point by Point

AVweb Article



Plane-Power Bracket Cracking Update!



5 Cool Things About The Bonanza





KEFT, KGLE, KCLI, KXBP & 0F2


As Good As It Gets For


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KXBP Pump Flow Inop

 

Great 100LL Deals in USA



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LED Nav Bulbs Now Available



1939X/1940 LED Replacement Bulb








Some People STILL Think Flaps Before


Gear Is a Good Idea in Our GA Piston


Birds Because That's What the


Big Boys Do









Three Barons Destroyed w/Flaps First Ops!


A Bonanza Victim of Flaps Before Gear Practices
See this pilot's lessons learned document HERE

IMHO, it's a BAD IDEA except in large turbine powered and transport category aircraft.
The BEST idea is multiple GUMPS checks in the landing phase of flight.


                                                                                                    

                                                                                                        

   

  B55 Fuel Selector Placard Makeover $95                                          Sidewinder Replacement Battery $110  



Simple Remote Cell Phone Control




If You Can't Pay Attention


Pay an Expert Beech Mechanic


To Install Your Gear Motor!




This poor soul did not install his VIP Gear Motor washer and the gouging of the motor case was causing huge amp draw and CB tripping !



 


Temporary Control Tower Hour Adjustments

 


 



It's Time To Think About Replacing Floorboards

 

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Bonanza Owners:

 

INSPECT YOUR RIGHT AILERON

 

CABLE END FITTINGS NOW!

 

 

AD 2019-23-10*

 

ABS AD Comment

 

ABS Recommended Follow Up

 

*Supersedes AD 2019-21-08 by removing

K35, M35, N35 and P35 from the applicability

 


 

Replace Your Aging Exhaust Pipes

 

BEFORE Failure!

 

 

 


 

Get Shoulder Harnesses NOW!*

 

*Single engine drivers are 1 engine failure away from a forced landing

which might be survivable with shoulder harnesses, just my humble opinion.

The below aircraft was equipped with shoulder harnesses and both front seaters survived.

 

 

NTSB Prelim Report

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A Great Engine Out Skill Builder:

Engine Out Survival Tactics by Nate Jaros

 


 

Your Beechcraft is

 

Not Getting Any Younger*

 

*Best Practices Guide for Maintaining Aging GA Airplanes

 





Genuine HEIM Rod Ends Available


 

Bi-Color LED (Red/Green)

Auxiliary Panel Indication of Gear Lights

 

 


 

FAA Issues AD 2019-01-02 on Aspen EFD1000 and EFD500

CBP GA Enforcement Report Circa 2014

FAA Guidance on Exclusive FBO Operations

Must See - Incredibly Pretty Bonanza Fuel Lines

GA Group Letter Opposing ATC Privatization

Continental Cam Gear MSB05-8B Inching Closer to AD

Industry Response to Cam Gear Issue

FAA Cites "Kickback" as Potentially Damaging to Crank Gear

 

FAA Releases BasicMed Checklist Requirements

FAA Safety Inspector Guidance for BasicMed

 


 

Could AOA Have Saved This Day?

 

 

SR20 stall/flat spin on 4th landing attempt at KHOU. May the three souls aboard RIP. Never, ever brain off on airspeed and slow climbing AND banking needs to respect stall speeds.

 

 


 

 

PAR36 LED @ $65

 

 

PAR46 LED @ $65 FITS EARLY BARON,

 

TRAVEL AIR NOSE & BONANZA, BARON/TRAVEL

 

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What are you waiting for? It's never been a better time to be a Baron-55 buyer!

And, for that matter, a buyer of GAS for a Baron!

Need performance AND economy? The B55 delivers! It Carries THIS Load!

Don't have your glider rating yet? Get a Baron! LOL

Get change back from your Bonanza to fund that extra fuel!

(Get B55 Trained HERE or HERE or HERE Before Buying Your Baron)

How's Your ME Knowledge?

Flyer Baron Article June 2012 / AVweb Baron Article / ABS Baron 55 Guide

Twin & Turbine Baron Article    Twins Can Be Dangerous Article

B55 Economy Fuel Burns / What A B55 Can Do w/18GPH @ 12,000'

Baron/Bonanza Theme Song Nomination

Baron 55 Ownership Cost Survey / 58 Ownership Cost Survey / 58P Ownership Cost Survey

Baron 58 Dimensions / Baron 58 POH / B55 Dimensions

ABS Baron Pilot Initial Checkout Guide

FAA Multi-Engine Education - "Always Leave Yourself an Out"

Aviation Consumer Baron B55 Review  PDF

 

Early (pre-1974) 55-Series Fuel System Watch Out!

B55 MAIN/AUX/CF Fuel Selector Valve Teardown Expose

 

 

Baron Engine Cowl Seals - Stop the Streaking!

 


 

A Very Cool Nostalgic Beech Bonanza Promo Video

 


 

Sherman, Texas (KSWI) Rocks 100LL Pricing

 

Stop in to reward their GA friendly pricing behavior!

 


BG-341 Spark Plugs - Limited Quantities Available

 

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FAA Releases New "Basic Medical" Rules

 

World Record Holder for Gear Motor Brush Debris

 

Tire Pressure Action Chart

 

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Build Your Own ADS-B IN Unit for Under $150!

 

  Beechcraft Now Offering FREE IPC Downloads

 

ABS Hosting Bonanza/Baron/Travel Air POHs!

 

FAA Proposed Non-Precision Approach Eliminations

 

115 Hrs SNEW Cylinder Wall Disintegration

 

FAA GoPro Camera Advisory

 

Cygnet iPad/796 Control Wheel Mount $195

 

 

Part 91 Ramp Check? - An Alternative Response?

 

Warrantless Search Questionnaire Excel or PDF

 

Part 23 Final Recommendations Signed into Law

 

Short Runway Ops in Your New-to-You Baron?

 

Oh Hell, Let's Just Jump The Chock

 

  Do Your Flights Fit the "Profile" ?

 

 Concorde vs. Gill Comparison

 

Dukes Fuel Pump Overhaul/Repair Alternative to >$1,000 Factory Authorized Solution

 

CSOB Special: NEW Cygnet Dual Yokes For Sale

 

 


Inadvertent Gear Retraction Results (Instead of Flaps )

 

 

Pick One:

A. Don't touch any switches on the rollout.

B. Be laser focused on what you are grabbing.

 


 

Here's another example of flap retraction on the roll gone wrong!

 

 

 

Foam is becoming more popular with Fire Responders and may render your airframe and avionics un-repairable.

 

 

Here's a Touch n Go Gear Up!

 


Incredible Baron Crash Video

 

 


 


  Thoughts From CSOB1

Welcome to the and IMPROVED CSOB* site with extensive content on how I care for and operate my Beechcraft B55 Baron airframe and TCM engines. The site is also loaded with links to all my favorite weather and flight planning resources, so that when I'm on the road I can go to one place on the web with all my flying related links.

 

After many  tedious hours of html-ing, I have finally migrated all of the content from the old single-page, never ending scroll format to this more modern format. Please enjoy this new format and let me know if you have an item worthy of CSOB status!

 

This site was conceived and created especially for Beech List Subscribers in appreciation for everything that they have shared with me over the last ten years in owning and operating my B55 Baron.

 

Visit My N2023W Links page for extensive background info and pictures of my 1965 Beechcraft Baron B55 during many engine and airframe projects.

 

Much of the content in this site is the result of collective learnings and contributions from the Beech List and Beech Talk communities, that I felt should be archived and shared with other Beechcraft Owners who may not have the time or the patience to participate or lurk through the heavy Beech List Email activity. It is augmented with many of my own money-saving findings and parts resources that I have developed in owning and operating my Baron B55.

 

Click Here to become a "Beech Lister", the greatest Beechcraft specific E-Mail discussion Group on the planet (but I'm biased)!

 

Warning: The Beech E-Mail List can at times be over 200 emails/day! However, priceless information and camaraderie is also included. After joining please don't post to the list: "How do I unsubscribe?" Because it's at the same place you sign up!

 

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Look for my CSOB* Seal of Approval for money saving tips and watch outs that I have found in owning and operating my Beechcraft B55.

"CSOB" (Cheap $on of a Beech). Because Owning and Flying my Beechcraft is done safely AND for less money!

 

A special CSOB Thank You to Beech Lister and former Baron owner, Cam Dunlap, for his generous donation of web design and hosting resources to modernize this CSOB content! If you have any interest in real estate investing, Cam is an outstanding resource and offers extensive tools and training.

 

Happy Skies!

 

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The information presented in CSOBeech.com is advisory in nature and is NOT to be relied upon without proper consultation with and agreement by your A&P to use or implement any of the suggestions made here. Remember, the FARs are very clear that the Airworthiness of your aircraft rests with YOU, the owner/PIC.

 

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Redline Sidewinder - Powerful Portable Alternative to Gas Tugs

 

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LED PAR36 Bulb $65


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CSOB Cylinder Inspection Camera Now $52


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