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Sales seems to be a no go. I'm waiting to hear back from marketing. Originally, FS was just a game. To most, it still is. Microsoft finally got approval to use ESP, which is a commercial version of FSX for a flight training device. You can't log sim time but it is great for a procedural trainer. MS sold it to Lockheed and they've been taking it a step further. Being able to learn the proceedures and general characteristics of an aircraft without actually leaving the ground is a great training tool. The company I am working with has already made a M20J, however I haven't flown a J in over 15 years, and I only have about 10 hours in one. Of course, with the game.. the visual model and characteristics are two separate files. I can make your ideal Mooney powered by a rocket if you wanted.. or fly similarly to a 747. For now, until I can work closer with a sales team or the manufacturer, I have to rely on owners on forums. With that being said.. Anyone taking off anytime soon? Lol

That's what I read, but so far, no one wants to accommodate non-buyers. Well, I found a lot of good images from a few individual sales websites of the steam gauges from an Ovation.. what I really need right now is a video or description of what the floor gear indicator does when the gear is in transit, all for proper animation in the flight simulator.

Does anyone have any video of the movement of the gear indicator on the floor, or is anyone getting ready to fly that would be able to send me a video of it?

Talked to David at All American, they have 1 Ovation left but it's being repaired, and I'm looking to schedule a factory tour in Kerville. Thanks again everyone for your help!

Good 'ol Meigs.. terrible death. I remember back then, I think it was early '90's for me. I must have been around 11 or 12 at the time. It sparked the fire and after I graduated high school, I went to a 141 flight school and got all of my licenses, including CFI, II and MEI. Sadly I don't use them anymore, nor do I fly much these days.. but Mooney's are built in the area, they have a place in my heart, so I was thrilled when I was asked to help out the group that's modeling one.

Thank you guys for the references to AAA. I had emailed Jimmy yesterday and am awaiting a response. According to the FAA's database there are only 4 or 5 Ovations registered here. Most likely I'll either visit Jimmy or Kerville, or maybe both. The Bravo in FS is ok, but it's dated and doesn't take advantage of new features in newer versions of the sim. Prepar3d comes with an Acclaim but the detail isn't there. The group I'm helping out hasn't said much of what the inside will be. Some of their aircraft use OEM equipment, some use newer radios and GPS with older steam gauges. I'm not sure what they're doing as I haven't really asked. I don't think airbags can be incorporated into the models. There was a company that did a pretty good parachute feature from the Cirrus family, not sure how they pulled it off but it worked. All of that stuff really exceeds what the game was meant to do. WAAS wasn't programmed into MSFS but there are a few addon avionics, Flight1's GTN750 (I have it and love it) does include WAAS, but the database is a few years old and since it relies on the Garmin 750 trainer, which runs in the background, I don't think it can be updated until Garmin updates it.. but at least it does have WAAS. I think it was last updated a few years ago. I'm not sure who else has made one. I used MSFS when I was doing my training 10 years ago. I struggled with NDB's when I was doing my instrument rating, MSFS was the free way to practice. Anyways, thanks again everyone for the quick input. Now I play the waiting game.

Not personally but the group developing this project does, and I would imagine like all of their other aircraft, will eventually be made for XPlane.

Greetings Mooney owners! I'm in need of some assistance in locating a Mooney Bravo or newer for a quick photoshoot. I am an add-on developer for Microsoft's Flight Simulator and Lockheed Martin's Prepar3d home flight simulators (yes, they are pretty much the same thing). I'm needing about 30 minutes to an hour to take pictures of the aircraft and the interior. These pictures will be used for reference in the modeling and texturing of the aircraft. If anyone has knowledge of a late model (preferably an Ovation) near the San Antonio, Texas area, any help would be greatly appreciated! I know Kerville is right down the street, and they're next on my list of contacts. I've been spending quite a bit of time reading the forums and listening to what owners have said about maintaining and repairing their aircraft, it's given me quite a good insight on the M20 family. Thank you all very much Nick Wilkinson