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Old 4th Mar 2016, 15:42
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The Mooney Acclaim is definitely out if you want to use grass runways, whatever their length. Longer grass runways might be fine for some of the others, but the 1,600 foot requirement is going to rule out much of your list.

The Bonanza's a conundrum. It sounds like you don't need the carrying capacity of the G36. You'll be burning fuel just to haul a big, empty cabin behind you on every flight. The F33A seems better size-wise, but you're then looking at a much older aircraft.

Given the wide range of aircraft you're considering, maybe the TB20/21 should be on the list too.

I think you're going to have to work out which of the requirements are really important to you before you can reach a decision. The 1,600 feet grass runways and mogas wishes are somewhat at odds with the fast IFR tourer ones. If the 1,600 foot grass runway requirement is just for a handful of flights one week of the year, you may be happier junking that, rather than spending the other 51 weeks wishing you'd bought something faster.
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