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I flew to North Houston Regional Airport KCXO this past weekend. Galaxy FBO parked me on the ramp. GA aircraft on the ramp were well represented - Bonanza, Cirrus, and Piper Arrow among others including lots of business jets. We went into the Black Walnut restaurant (probably best airport...

Jim - Meridian has a very small window for W&B. TBM is the way to go for a single turboprop pressurized airplane. Can't beat them.

I am scheduled to fly mine to Arkansas this weekend. I have been thinking about it all week. I can't wait. It is that kind of airplane.

Yeah coming from a Beech Sundowner, I got very used to a pilot's side door.....once you have one you forever think that you are too good to crawl over a right seat to your seat ever again!

Welcome to the group. I bought mine without ever having seen it in person, sat in any type of Commander, much less flown in one. I live in Texas and I bought mine from a great COG member in Long Island NY. I flew up to Long Island, saw my Commander, did a walk around, filed my flight plan back...

My son after living for years in Madison decided to move this past month - so....for the first time in years I may not be going (I quit camping with the plane years ago).

Man I definitely need that. Looks great.

Good video Gary!

Another testimonial for the need of two doors. I used to fly a Malibu a few years ago for a buddy. The only thing worse than having one door to the cockpit is not having any doors at all. Plus a giant spar to have to get over in case you needed to get out in a hurry.

I went with what I had because I wanted to have primary certification AND keep my old analog gauges for backup. In regard to probes - you will have to go with new probes. The ones that your analog gauges will not work with the engine monitor. And besides, you only have one EGT and CHT probe...

I have the same thing - and I kept my factory analog group so that I have redundancy.

Commanders even look good from the ass end looking up.

OK....the seats ARE a hell to get out.. that is a negative. For whatever reason Commander decided to put in a LaZBoy for a seat. Comfortable...but compared to other airplanes I have owned a little more complicated and alot more heavy to get out. For the 114B's, the cowling is the easiest...

The Commander is not a difficult airplane to maintain. Find a good A&P/IA and buy him a COG membership so that he can access the club website. Mechanics like working on them because they are simple and big - especially the engine area.

I don't really care where we have the COG fly-in, but rather than be fixated on where it is going to be, it probably is going to come down to whoever wants to be responsible for putting it on. I hate to admit that I am one of the ones who is the recipient of the work of the organizers - I am...

Exactly....there is ZERO economic sense for traveling by private aircraft. At least as an accountant would look at it. I also like to hunt, and I can tell you that there is absolutely no more expensive way possible to put meat on your table than by hunting for it. We fly, hunt, fish, camp...

Robert Garza out of Tyler did my transition training. PM me if you want his contact information.

You are on the right track - get your IR and Commercial certificate to help minimize what will still be a large premium for a low time pilot. My 23 year old son is PPL, MEL, IR, Commercial and has type ratings in a TBM 700/850, PA46, and soon King Air type rating through SimCom. 600 hours...

Michael, you speak English better than most people I work with every day. Of course, those from Great Britain would say that we don't speak English in Texas anyway. Good luck in your search. You will get some great advice here. And, you are correct - the Commander is a great airplane to own...

Crap....I have to sell my Commander now.