Have since discovered that a German business, which includes heavy iron corporate type rating training and medevac, is operating a D35 N710AM as a business airplane, mainly between Graz and Frankfurt area, with very good dispatch despite regular crossing of the Alps and the usual claggy north central European weather. Seems to be very active and clocks up around 250 hours per year as the company hack. Obviously using other equipment if weather is a factor.
That guy is hardly the average GA pilot but rather someone who knows GA like not many others. His former plane was a Turbo-Twincomanche. So he knows how to deal with older airframes. He also flew this Bonanza home from Florida and brought two Cheetahs they used to operate from the US to the Frankfurt area. But yes, I read the story of the purchase of that airplane and his updates with huge interest. It shows that a plane like that in the right hands can be a very effective travel tool.
As you say they do have a backup solution in the form of a Cheyenne. He also is rated on Citations and other planes as far as I know.
The D35 appears to be getting a new paint scheme at Aerostyll in LFMZ Lezignan.
I would have gone for the original scheme which is more sober.
In any event re painting the magnesium flying controls, and in particular the unobtanium rudder-vators needs careful documentation, and expert priming.
I do think these older airframes merit the period liveries
Have since discovered that a German business, which includes heavy iron corporate type rating training and medevac, is operating a D35 N710AM as a business airplane, mainly between Graz and Frankfurt area, with very good dispatch despite regular crossing of the Alps and the usual claggy north central European weather. Seems to be very active and clocks up around 250 hours per year as the company hack. Obviously using other equipment if weather is a factor.
Jan Brill, editor of www.pilotundflugzeug.de
The only GA pilot at Graz airport using an airplane for what it was built – to get somewhere faster. Plenty of more capable planes next to his Bo never get used for that.
Snoopy wrote:
The only GA pilot at Graz airport using an airplane for what it was built – to get somewhere faster.
He is one guy I deeply respect in the GA scene who has been living the “dream” many of us have for many years now. His exploits first with his Twin Commanche and the fact that he does most of his European travel, over the Alps no less, in that lovely Bonnie show, that with proper skills and a can do attitude combined with sufficient respect and backup plans, the dream most of us flying travel airplanes have can actually work just fine.
N111SC seems to have acquired a very nice original style paint scheme.
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/571645/N111SC
Good to see this N35 being looked after and preserved.
The way she was…New owner has done some sterling work with a super panel upgrade. Very capable upgraded machine now. Perhaps he may sell it back to me.. 
Hi Steve the stars didn’t align for me as I wanted to secure hangar space before pulling the trigger. Hopefully the new owner has a hangar space secured. In northern Europe I think hangarage is essential.
Yes Robert she is hangared and cherished! There will be a number change when the FAA catch up!
The new owner of the Bonanza is really using it for cross country business and as well as the upgrades, which are awesome, the aeroplane gets flown regularly.
Good news all round. Also interestingly when she was stripped for the respray very little in the way of corrosion. As you are aware I was always a bit concerned about what may lie underneath but all the work we put in to stave off the dreaded corrosion looks like it paid dividends.
I like this photo of the new scheme
