Niko182

This was a couple days ago. Usually I really enjoy 14 to 17 thousand feet, but there was a sigmet for severe turbulence up to 18,000 and I didn’t really want to deal with that. Ovations handle just fine in the flight levels. I had no trouble getting to 23000ft myself and could’ve easily climbed higher if needed.

Cedar Key. KCDK. I absolutely love it there. rent a golf cart and hang out.

I live in Denver, but gladly fly the 4 hours each direction to go to Brian Kendricks in San Marcus. Did it when I lived in orange county too. There is no one better than him for the modern Mooneys. Probably for the older ones too, but he does phenomenal work on my Mooney. He used to run the Mooney factory when Mooney still in the mid to late 2000s so he knows them like the back of his hand. I know its not close, but in my experience, its worth the flight there and back.

I have 2 spare voltage regulators for the R/S models because I've lost 2 voltage regulators in flight. I literally just sold 1 because a fellow mooneyspacer had his lost in shipping so I sold one but I'd recommend having a spare one if you can.

as someone who bought an airplane to fly below 10k and now lives near mountains, I would go with a turbo. I love the My NA mooney, but I find myself flying it in the mid teens constantly and wish I could have a turbo. If you live near mountains, I'd go with the ray jay.

I currently live in denver. I fly out of platte valley slightly up north but in your case would probably use APA or BJC. biggest factor on that would be where you plan on staying. Traffic during rush hour is pretty nasty coming up from APA, so I think when and where you plan on going plays a pretty big factor. You can also fly into DIA. when I flew into KDEN, it was cheaper than I expected.

I guess that would mean the VNE, true airspeed wise for an acclaim should be around 300 KTAS and a 252 should be around 310 KTAS at 25000ft and 28000ft.

VNE on the RV10 is 200 KTAS. Not like the Mooneys that have a KIAS VNE speed. TIO540 would probably overspeed it at 15000ft or above.

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I might have one in the boxes in my garage. Let me see if I can find it

Although I have stood behind Mooneys being able to handle grass, I would deter anyone from taxiing one on wet grass. With the possibility of a fair amount of rain this weekend, I would probably even be pretty cautious taking a 172 or a bonanza on wet grass. As stated, I love landing on grass strips, but wet mushy grass is a different story.

If you are doing a pre buy I would see if you can download the history on that jpi 700. I would not want to buy an engine that has touched 500 degrees or been close to that. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s toasted and an overhaul is needed soon.

You should not expect to see anywhere near that. Improperly timed mag, old baffles, too low of a fuel flow on climb out, old inaccurate probes, or a combination of it all or the old JPI . I'd guess combination of some of those. I see 390 in the climb out sometimes but rarely, if I'm climbing at a lower IAS to climb faster and its hot outside. The worst I've ever seen was 410 for about a moment leaving Palm Springs in the middle of summer when it was 118 degrees outside. I climbed at a lower IAS because I just wanted to get high out of the heat and was willing to let the CHT get a little hotter because of how hot it was in the cabin. You should not ever see 500 in a continental. I'm fairly certain 460 is the max for continental, and anything higher has the chance of causing damage to the aircraft. Which plane was this if you don't mind me asking?

I think with no obstacles that can be done without too much issue. Low weight, on speed, touched down at the first 100ft, and sea level.

which one are you looking for. Multiple people here will usually offer rides so you can get an idea of what to expect.