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1947 Bonanza. SIN 0·948, prior ta purchase. <strong>THE</strong> VALUE OF MY I acquired a 1947 Model 35, N3738 (D-948), in March 2007. I have owned several Beech airplanes-a V35B, F33A, A36 and D17S Staggerwing, but this is my fIrst early-model Bonanza and I soon discovered I still had a lot to learn. ABS has provided the way to do it. I first joined ABS in 1989 and my wife and I had the privilege of getting flight instruction from Lee Larson, Jack Hirsch, Ken Pearce and Bill Guinther. I attended BPPP, Phases I and II. I have also provided ground and flight instruction for the BPPP mountain flying course. 38N has the Miller Truss, a Continental E-225 enoine and " all ADs had been complied with before [ took ownership. I now have a copy of Lew Gage's E-Series Bonan zas - Flying, Owning and Maintaining a Classic (available from ABS) to help me learn about my classic Bonanza. In the September 2007 ABS Magazine, fellow Arizonan Frank Wolfe's Diary of an Emergency Landing caught my eye. He chronicled his plight when his engi ne-driven fuel pump failed. He made an emergency landing and was lucky to find a good off-airpon landing spot. The postscript to the anicle indicated Frank was installing an electric auxiliary fuel pump. I had an auxiliary fuel pump with a 337 documenting its installation in 1953. The 337 showed it was a Pesco Model T-llOO electric fuel pump. However, by itself, it would not bring the pressure up into the green arc. The same issue of the magazine also had a note from ABS Technical Advisor Neil Pobanz providing Warren James as a contact for an STC'd electric fuel boost pump for early Bonanzas. [ called Mr. James to discuss my problem and find out the cost of his product in case I had to replace my unit. I sent my fue l pump off to Aircraft Accessories of Oklahoma in Tulsa for overhaul. Later when I spoke with a company representative, I was informed that, regardless of what was etched on the pump, it was not a Pesco product. What a surprise to learn I have a bogus pan that was installed back in 1953! It was a very professional-looking installation, but it couldn't be overhauled. That put me in the position of becoming Warren James' next customer for his electric fuel pump. It took some time to get the Dukes-based pump from Warren and even more time to get it fitted and installed in the airplane. It works great and it can boost the pressure by itself beyond the max pressure redline. I now feel very comfonable that I have two backup solutions in case the engine-driven fuel pump fail s: the wobble pump at the fuel selector and Mr. James' auxiliary boost pump. I rejoined ABS in April 2007 and within a few months [ have received more than I paid for my membership. Lew Gage's book* has also helped me understand how to properly operate my E-225 engine and provided some explanation on flying the early-model Bonanzas. Thank you, ABS! ' Lew's E-series book is available for $30+S&H from the ABS Store (316-945-1700). All plVceeds go to the ABS Air Safety Foundation for educational development and research into Bonanza alld Baron technical issues. Bagus auxiliary electric boost pump installed in 1953, Warren James STC'd electric fuel boost pump installed in N3738N in 2007. Page 10723 www.bononzo.org ABS April 2008
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