McMooney

i come over the threshold between 80 and 90, seems to work out, Can't really see myself in a situation where fine tuning for weight will matter appreciably. i actually need to work on the opposite, i fail when told to land long. My E works great with people in the back, not that i do it much.

Just you 3, or pilots and paws a C or E will do fine you've sat in a mooney, you know, once seats are in flying position, the pb in the back has loads of room. well atleast legroom, it's still a metal tube hehe.

If it's just you and maybe the wife, I'd suggest an E, i'm a bit biased however. F comes with larger tanks, may matter if you fly long distance. oh yeah, legroom only matters to the guys in the back, it's the same across all models for the front passengers.

I've left the door unlocked once or twice, the door can be opened far enough to toss out a device. It can also be shut and locked without landing ( way more difficult ) .

you know thinking about it, most likely the ipad in front of me will be the LAST thing to catch fire, what about one of the other 5 or 6 lithium items, 2 phones, power bank, backup ipad, laptop, garmin gdl, wrist watch, action cam, etc, oh yeah lithium AAs

My choice is simple: either let a fire burn inside the cabin with 1974 upholstery and everything else that’s flammable right next to the fuel tanks, or get it out of the plane. It’s going OUT. I don’t have a pail of water or a fire bag — the best I’ve got is a fire extinguisher, which may or may not be ideal. Worst case, I grab the vice grips and grill gloves I keep behind the passenger seat.

If i have a passenger, then i'm telling the passenger to open the door. I'll reach down, get my gloves, grab the ipad at the edge furthest from the smoke, out it goes. also the def fit thru the storm windows

this works also

what are you guys doing with starlinks in your mooney?

My mini and ipad fit thru window, really only fly with the mini however, find the ipad just cumbersome

throw it out the window ?

i'm not launching if i can't fly it VFR, trying to force the issue by being in the air instead of picking it up on the ground, doesn't sound like a good plan

man way too much thought, hehe. lean on ground to keep engine from fouling and why burn extra fuel full rich and run up per the poh, full rich take off, lean slightly till altitude ( per poh ) just enough to get needle off the lower stop while watching temps. lean once i get settled at altitude, if i'm going distance and i'm in no rush, at below like 65%, i now just follow the old school method of leaning till stumble, enrich till just smoother. generally get way less fuel burn for maybe 10 or 15 kts. I know we are supposed to go fast but 5 to 15 mins just doesn't register for me

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Question, does the gpss setting in the g5's work when the autopilot is in heading mode ?

so how is it??? I'm looking at mine sitting in it's a box waiting on install.

question, i know this is an old thread so forgive me. But, random thought, if i could find one, could i put say a K wing on a late model E? basically i'm thinking might be a better way to get extended range tanks

thinking mooney could make cash offering upgrade cheaper than others, no reason they couldn't offer avionics upgrades or speed mods as said earlier., annuals, of course, extended range tanks 8)????? and of course refurb landing gear, engines etc... , painting??? but i think ultimately, the goal should be to make airplanes and drones, other wise you're just a msc waiting to go out of business. do whatever you need to automate production to drive down cost.

a&p can probably make them in no time. watched a sheet metal guy replace a piper door from a sheet of aluminum in like 45 minutes, out of the back of his truck.

I"d be interested if there's a plan to make a profitable business out of it. heck produce a e/j size aircraft under mosaic, work on automating production.

I have a surefly on my m20e, awesome. lycoming eis is a surefly with fixed timing

the following with a detachable cotton lanyard has replaced my fixed step

i'm calling around now, i'm trying to decide between crider, corona or the guys in miami.

yes i know, i just want to be able to say i can utilize the privs once i initially get it 8)

currently basicmed, mostly due to my ame retiring during covid. originally i had my class 2 and basicmed, 2nd has expired and until i get my commercial, i just have no reason to bother with renewing. heck, i'm not really planning on flying for hire, i may not bother with it. well unless someone wants to hire me to fly jets 8)