FloridaPilot

Thank you guys for the warm welcome......I think! I'll repeat: "New to Mooney Space and never flown in a Mooney" With that said, I'm a fairly new pilot, 46 Years young. I was always taught to fill to the tabs in the Cessna's and Pipers that I have flown. I didn't mean to "Rattle any feathers" here. I asked that question because I do weigh quite a bit (230 Lbs)....of muscle..er...fat...it's still weight. So I'm doing the initial research because I would eventually like to purchase an airplane. I have been looking at Pipers, Cirrus and now Mooney. I have never flown a Mooney but I did sit in one at Sun and Fun this year, (Ovation 2) and I loved it. Okay, so I will attempt to ask a better question: What Mooney can I purchase and fly that can take me 600 nm or more direct and bring 510 lbs of stuff? PS Thank you to all that tried to answer the question with my limited knowledge of Mooneys

Hello, New to Mooney Space and I have never flown in a Mooney I just happened to see an Ovation 2 and I thought about how nice looking the airplane is. I'm not experienced enough to fly it yet so far I have been flying Pipers and Cessna's. I would like to go up in a Mooney one of these days! I hear a lot of issues with useful load in the Mooney so I don't know if it's true or not but could you tell me your model and how much can it carry with full fuel? Thank you!