FOR THE FUN OF IT The bumpy road to carefree flights in the MillionAircoupe AVIATION HAS BEEN PART OF MY LIFE for almost 60 years. Until recently, I flew a fully equipped, air-conditioned Beechcraft Bonanza F33A for business and pleasure. Unfortunately, the aviation insurance industry has decided not to write policies for 70-plus-year-old owners of retractable gear aircraft. That forced me to put the Beechcraft up for sale. Retired from business, I really no longer need to fly 400-mile trips, in marginal weather, ending in an IFR approach to minimums. My new mission is to fly for fun, out to breakfast or lunch with the guys, or to attend fly-ins and airshows within 150 miles or so. BY DON ABBOTT | PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICK ADAMS AOPA PILOT / August 2022 59