The Sport Package commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the ABS. The custom paint scheme incorporates the red and black Beechcraft colors with the ABS logo on the tail. The interior has black leather seats with contrasting red stitching, and the Beechcraft “B” and ABS logos throughout the cabin.
The G36 Bonanza comes with Garmin G1000 avionics, a 300-horsepower Continental IO-550-B engine, and six seats. Its max cruise speed is 176 knots, max range is more than 860 nautical miles, and it has a 1,038-pound max payload, according to Beechcraft.
Thomas A. Horne
AOPA Pilot Editor at Large
AOPA Pilot Editor at Large Tom Horne has worked at AOPA since the early 1980s. He began flying in 1975 and has an airline transport pilot and flight instructor certificates. He’s flown everything from ultralights to Gulfstreams and ferried numerous piston airplanes across the Atlantic.