#17 1978 Baron B55 For Sale - Quick Test Flight to Oxnard and Back

I am an airline captain and haven’t been in a small plane in probably 23+ years but for the first time in my life I’m thinking about buying a plane. I have watched this video several times and have drooled over the listing for weeks. Would it be about 35 grand to overhaul the other engine? Can you usually include that in the aircraft loan? I figure a g4 engine monitor and gps and one engine overhaul and that’s pretty much all you would need?

Really like this video so I can fly the Barron in X-Plane 12 realistically. Thanks

how do you rate the baron v c310

great video. btw and academic interest only, at oxnard what was your rationale for choice of left downwind over right?

N31JB was our B55 tail number. Sold the number to NASCAR driver #31, Jeff Burton for the cost of repainting it. Great aircraft.

Pretty big grin on that second take off… Lol

Rich, if you ever get a C,D, or E55 would you do a video on the performance differences between them and a B55? Thanks, and this is a great video. We appreciate you and OCR making these!

Always liked how Barons handled, but I HATED the throttle quadrant/yoke design. Not at all ergonomic.

I flew a P Barron- pressurized cabin. My business travel plane. Then purchased a Beech Diamond, much faster and more comfortable.

When I did a tour of Panama we had a Baron camera plane that had been there for almost 10 years. Rumor has it that Baron overflew Cuba during the "missile crisis".

Best looking piston twin! Short, powerful, beautifully proportioned. Id love to have one with upgraded IO550's or twin turbo 540's! haha hot rod!

My favorite channel

When you say 170kt tas at 15gph. Is thay 15gph per side? Or total?

I love your videos and your job, if you need another pilot I’ll be happy to join you guys, happy flights.

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Waaay back in the early 70s I never flew anything with an operable autopilot……and our BE58 Mitchell IIB (I think it was) never worked .
I never understood why exactly nobody cared .

Love those old school setups.

Rich you’re a jerk head….you fly everything and I’m jealous! Love ya man!

Thanks for all the ride-alongs you've taken me on. Always a pleasure. You're good at what you do. Been a subscriber for some time now and as usual, always a learning experience.

Nice video...if given the option, I'd go with the Seneca V over a Baron. Wider cabin, three screens, and counter-rotating props. :)

I didn’t see a price anywhere and the listing is gone, what did it end up selling for?