Damn! Once again, the AOPA fails to do the right thing
They gave their sweepstakes plane to someone else once again. Last year, it was a highly upgraded Mooney 201. This year, the prize was an even more highly upgraded Beech Bonanza. Sure, it would've been difficult to pay the income tax on the prize but I was willing to make the sacriface.
Oh, well. Next year they're giving away a restored Waco UPF-7 biplane to celebrate the Centenial of Powered Flight. I suppose that will have to do, although it'd be tricky to land it with the crosswinds we get here in Colorado.