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I fairly regularly (several times per year) land our A36 at a class B airport: mostly BWI, PIT, and DTW. They are often the most convenient airport to access something downtown (such as a sporting event via public transport or a shorter Uber ride). Even our older 182 could blend in reasonably well speed-wise [though it often meant flying at full cruise power through much of the approach to keep the speed up to 135-140 KTAS].

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Family has extra members so keep thinking about an A36, currently fly a Mooney. Seems to be better than paying Baron upkeep.

Any advice welcome.

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I love the A36TN. For a traveling over 300nm airplane, I don’t ever want a normally aspirated piston again. The next clear step better than an A36TN is 7-figures and burns Jet-A.

I have only a couple hours in an M20, so I can’t fairly compare it directly. A36 club seating is well-liked by the family. (Have owned it 9.5 years; wife has literally never sat up front.) Turbo and TKS well-liked by me. It’s not cheap, but it’s reasonably economical and fairly fast. 185 knots on 16-17 gph. Can climb 1000 fpm through 12-15K (but at 32-33 gph), which is nice for quickly getting above low-level bumps and out of the maelstrom of traffic.