KROSSWIND AVIATION · SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
A real airplane.
An honest
journey.
Learning to fly. Owning a Bonanza. Building tools for the pilots doing the same.
One 1965 Bonanza. The lessons, the numbers, and everything in between.
INTRODUCING KROSSWIND COMPUTER
Your next flight.
A little more
figured out.
A flight computer that goes beyond the calculation. Bring your aircraft, routes, loading, and ownership details into one toolkit—with core tools that work offline.
Ask. Calculate. Understand.Plain-English flight questions and step-by-step math.
Plan around your airplane.Weight & balance, routes, live nav logs, and weather tools.
Keep ownership in view.Maintenance & ADs, squawks, documents, and cost tools.
Public release date and pricing to be announced. New weather and data downloads require a connection.
THE STORY BEHIND THE TAIL NUMBER
Bought the Bonanza.
Still writing the story.
In September 2025, I bought a 1965 Beechcraft S35 Bonanza before earning my pilot certificate. Krosswind Aviation is where I share what comes with that decision: the learning, the maintenance, the flying, and the bills.
It is also where an interest in aviation meets a background in software. Krosswind Computer is the next part of that story.
How it all startedTHE FIRST ANNUAL · UPDATED INVOICE
$15,163.16Labor, parts, and shipping.
The actual shop bill.
Ownership.
With the numbers left in.
The purchase price is just the beginning. Follow the real costs of a vintage Bonanza—from fuel and insurance to the work uncovered at its first annual.
See the full breakdownPICK YOUR NEXT CHECKPOINT
There’s more to the journey.
Meet N2015W.
A 1965 S35 Bonanza, its equipment, and the work that keeps the story moving.
02 / THE FLIGHT LOGFollow the progress.
Flights, lessons, milestones, and the time between them. The journey as it unfolds.
03 / FLIGHT PLANNINGStart on the ground.
Visit the flight-planning page for the airports and resources behind the next trip.
KEEP THE JOURNEY IN VIEW
Follow along from here.
Find Krosswind Aviation on YouTube, or get in touch about the airplane, the app, or the journey.