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My CFI has flown with me and helped me get mine - King Air trainer and flys for SouthWest. He is in Lewisville TX. He may be busy but could have availability… Not sure if he’ll go that far but could ask… DM me and I’ll see if he has time for a new student. -Don

Labor free though ;o) That will be like a ‘new’ M20 though when done! -Don

https://m.youtube.com/@piperpainter/videos -Don

Takeoff from same field: -Don

Show them this short field landing: PiperPainter has a lot of these… -Don

1966 M20C - but I might be bias… -Don

Nothing says pilot like this: https://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Aviation-Airline-Instruments-T-Shirt/dp/B09GRM5KKB/ref=mp_s_a_1_15?customId=B0752XJYNL&customizationToken=MC_Assembly_1%23B0752XJYNL&sr=8-15

Flight review today and did some Simulated IFR with the Icarus - that thing is awesome. Great for IFR training. Had my first bounced landing today and did a go around immediately. Was too fast. I sucked on that one - we hit the clear on the Icarus too late - lesson learned… Batteries on my tug overheated (Milwaukee) - I let those sit in the heat too long so, gonna leave those off until I’m gonna move the plane. Still fun, early morning before we hit near 100° … -Don

One could do a slide in upgrade of the 530 with an Avidyne and get modern upgrades. Then sell or trade in the 530… https://www.avidyne.com/shop/fms-gps-nav-com/garmin-gns530-replacement/ -Don

I’m going to take a different view point - I drove an hour each way and lived with it. My situation was different. I recovered from heart failure and had to go through the SI process. Once I got my 3rd Class medical, I couldn’t wait to fly solo again. I pretty much fly every week as I know how quickly this privilege can disappear. I now have about a 40 minute drive each way and still find a way to fly weekly. I do have a nice hanger and even go down sometimes just to clean and look over things. VFR or IFR doesn’t matter, I fly and I train often too with a CFII/Safety Pilot. Always something to work on. I do WINGS, Pilot Workshop etc. every month. I train with the Garmin PC stimulator too. I want to fly that much… no more waiting till later, I have a plane and I know how to use it- mostly ;o) -Don

100%… -Don

Sold already it appears… -Don

99° today so of course, need to see how she does after the cylinder and baffling. Did great, temps were fantastic. Plane did great, ready for more. Picked up Sentry Plus as my Stratus 3 is not holding battery charge after replacement. With CO sensor et.al., should make a great upgrade… -Don

One of many posts of what’s been done:

Looks like a work of art…. -Don

What Don said. I do this all the time when training and going to multiple airports. I also load up the Garmin trainer and practice. -Don

Mine has SureFly on the left mag. No issues so far. Starts are really quick… -Don

Sell for parts or give it away - would be better than tie down fees and rotting… 35 years wow… -Don

Love it - even if it’s…

I’m lucky David did this fix in the plane I bought from him. The doubler adds quite a bit of strength in that area… -Don

I have it and it’s fantastic for what it shows. I converted my dvd version to be played on my media server (as I do with all my dvd/blu-rays). Maybe a usb could be an alternate way of getting it… -Don

Airmark did the IRAN on my bird years ago. Pics on my thread shows how nice it looks inside still (did a cylinder recently that was gummed up by Camguard it seems). Runs fantastic… -Don

I had mine overhauled by Maxwells, I flew in and they let me wait - had it back the same day. Of course, I called and arrange that with them. -Don

I flew IFR recently to PLK (March). decent airport, rentals very easy - walk through FBO through terminal, then next set of doors. I had to park myself though. Easy access to Branson, FBO is nice. Don’t know about mx access at PLK - a call to the FBO will help. Helicopter tours run out of there also. Runway is a bit faded but still viable for Mooneys. Some ridges around to keep an eye on but not too bad in and out. Flying around Ft Smith the GPS can get lost for a moment - happened on the way there and back (military in the area). No NOTAMS either about that… -Don

Hey, it’s an about flying a Mooney! https://generalaviationnews.com/2022/12/26/i-cant-believe-i-just-did-that/ -Don