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Those that have the AV20S, how is the attitude indicator? I understand the AOA is no good, but was thinking of this for the clock functions and as a backup AI.

Zero calories for sitting in a plane for 3 hours? I think you got ripped off...

A lot of people use the same password for everything. If they can get a password out of someone they can often get into their email, banking, etc...

Flew to Big Bear on Saturday for some lunch. Met up with another Mooney owner who I don't think is on here. Was hoping to meet up with @xcrmckenna but he was polishing up for his upcoming, and successful, IFR check-ride on Monday. It was a beautiful day, under a broken layer, up through a hole in the clouds to come in over the lake. Big Bear, Clouds, and Poppies Last night after an oil change I took it for a trip around the patch. Flying to Phoenix this afternoon to visit family.

I have heard these rumors... I moved to a new airport/hangar in January and there is a very active group of pilots in the hangars around me. Great folks. Going to start getting in some simulated time with some of them hopefully over the summer. I still want to put a GPS in the panel before jumping into the training with a CFII. Right now I just have the one Nav with a VOR and GS which is doable, but not preferable. Second radio is Com only.

Congratulations!

Thanks, I didn't know that. I guess I've been lucky to have the correct flat side going the right direction, if I ever have a mic problem I will try to remember this.

Not sure about other headsets, but with the Halo's you can check without removing the foam. If you squeeze the mic a little you can feel the flat sides, just make sure one of the flat sides is facing your mouth.

Us too!

Hmm... sounds an awful lot like the certified pre-owned vehicles we sell at our dealerships and pretty much every other new car dealership out there.

I had about a 30 minute drive home from the airport after each flight during my PPL. The first thing I did when I got in the car was call my dad to talk about the flight on the drive home. It was great to share that experience with him, and I got to hear a lot more stories of his Air Force flying days that I had never heard before. It was truly a blessing.

But if you throw enough money at it there is the possibility of weighing it down so that it can't move...

I love my Halo's, and after about a year of flying my wife had me buy her a pair. I think I'll give these custom ear molds a try, for $26 it isn't much of an investment if it doesn't work like I want. Some good reviews, including one person who converted one of the ear plugs to work with his two way radio. Decibullz - Custom Molded Earplugs (smile.Amazon.com for the Mooney Summit)

If it was 18 yo me with a fresh cert, I agree with you. However it was 44 yo me with a fresh cert and I'm a much different person than I was at 18. I didn't think I knew everything at 100 hours and still feel like I am learning every time I go up, but that's just who I am, always trying to improve. There are pilots I know with a lot more hours than I have and I still wouldn't want loved ones to go up with them, they just have some character flaws that I think lead to bad ADM, and stories they have told of some of the decisions they have made scare me. I have a really good friend who has been flying for 30+ years, but I know some of the chances he still takes and I worry about him. I think blanket statements like hours needed to be safe are not helpful. Are there some that need more (sometimes a lot more) hours? Absolutely! However I think that telling all new pilots they need to reach xxx hours will discourage some, and we want more pilots, not less. I think a better thing to tell them is what you just said, that there is always a lot to learn about aviation. We should try to instill in both new and old pilots the need to be constantly learning and trying to improve, that is what will improve safety. I see you just joined MS, welcome aboard. I noticed you have a thread asking about tax advice on a purchase. Consider starting a thread to introduce yourself so everyone can get to know you better.

So DPE's are just turning loose unsafe pilots who have no business flying someone else for another 50 hours or so, really? I would fly with them, and depending on my experience, yes. I'm glad you're not in charge of determining hours required to be safe and fly my family, we would have missed out on a lot great flights and experiences. Maybe you didn't feel like you were a safe enough pilot to fly your family for 100 hours, good for you.

100 hours before putting your family on board? Maybe they should just up the requirement to get your PPL to 100 hours... Took my check ride with 46.7 hours and my next flight was a week later with my wife and son. A month later I rented a slow Cherokee for a cross country with my sons from SoCal to Phoenix just so I could take my dad on flight. I still consider myself a new pilot with just over 300 hours (most of which were with family in board) but I just don't understand why the suggestion that you shouldn't take someone until you have 100 hours. Am I a better pilot now? Sure. Was I a safe pilot after I took my check ride? I think so, apparently the DPE thought so too.

Very true, I would also add that while the OP thinks he will have four in the seats frequently, that is often not the case. If his oldest is 17, it's very possible that he is looking at 2-3 on most trips. As you said though, work on ticket now and learn about different planes. As he moves along things will start to come together on the mission needs.

Welcome aboard. I was in your shoes a few years ago. My wife, knowing I have always wanted to fly and with two grandkids on the way about 500nm from us, suggested I get my license and buy a plane to fly her to see them. I took my first flight I think two days later. Had to look up "swmbo," very funny. (She Who Must Be Obeyed)

Here it is. 100_Hour_Annual2007.pdf

Taking a friend and his son (who is 18 and has only been in a commercial plane once at 5 yo) tomorrow so figured I better post about last Saturday's flight first. Finally everything is back together and working, the weather was clear, and my schedule was free so I took my wife and son to go see the beautiful green hills. https://intothesky.us/2019/02/16/the-green-hills/

I was planning on purchasing and putting in the SkyBeacon as last I had heard the Tailbeacon was still up in the air for certification. I would be interested in the Tailbeacon if it is coming out soon, if not I will buy the SkyBeacon to get compliant.

I just want to say thanks for posting your experience here, despite knowing what would be coming your way from some of the locals. I hang around here for the camaraderie and to learn, and I learned quite a few things from your thread here. Unfortunately, I wonder how many experiences others have had that won't share them knowing the often unproductive comments made about their intelligence/decision making/skills that would follow. I'm not saying there can't be constructive criticism offered, but it is apparent reading through the comments in this thread which are helpful to the dialogue and which aren't. If we can foster the kinds of conversations that encourage people to share their experiences, the good, bad, and ugly, I think we will be much better off and all have a greater knowledge base to draw upon. Again, thanks for sharing.

Here you go. I think there is a different mod out there somewhere, but this is the one that piperpainter wrote up. Folding Mooney Seats.pdf

That's just an image I grabbed online so not sure where it is located. Seems that they have a few of them scattered around Wyoming, including outside the National Weather Service office in Cheyenne.

20 knot winds down the runway, or close to runway heading are great, it just seems like it takes forever to get to the runway on final.