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@Rick Junkin and @carusoam, thanks a lot. Will definitely be there on the 18th. Thanks a lot. Look forward to meeting pilots and getting to learn more about the Mooney. In the meantime, learning from the YouTube and other sources too. Thanks

@HankThanks for the info. It would be wonderful to come meet Mooney Owners and learn from them. Will try to attend it and share it with the group too. If I am not able to attend it, other pilots from the group can. Thanks @hubcap @Niko182 and @Ragsf15e We wanted to get 5 seat (the one where a 5th seat belt in included) for the kid. A true 4 adult airplane would be one that has six seats. What would be the ideal range with 4 adults (700 lbs with bags)? Would CG be an issue? Saratoga and A36 would be ideal. An A36 is expensive though. @PineconeTrue, not many Mooney's with 1000+lbs useful load. Are there any Mods to increase Useful load? I am guessing with 4 adults and bags, you can put about 40 gallons of fuel and fly a max of 2 hrs on a perfect day. But this is for one of those rare occasion. Most likely 2 of us on 90% of the trips. Thank you everyone. Hope to see you at the summit. I checked the website. Is there a particular time the event starts/ends!?

Any Mooney owners in TPA area would like to share/show their Mooney's in person. Wouldn't mind a flight if that works out? Can pay for fuel and other costs. Thanks We are a group of pilots looking to get an airplane and Mooney is one of them, but given the wide variables in options, we wanted to see if some local owners would be interested in sharing some information and show their airplane in person too. Thanks

Hello fellow MooneySpacers, We are setting up a group in Tampa Bay and looking at Mooney for a partnership airplane. Our requirements are as follows: Useful load: 1000lbs + Seats: Preferably the one with 5th seatbelt otherwise 4 seats Range: Able to fly 700 nm Mooney's are known to be fast airplane and while going fast it is also economical (which depends on the style of flying). Now the complicated part is that we are not sure about all the different models for different years. Upon searching, we see multiple aircraft listed. Is there a guide off some kind to learn about the different variations. We see M20M Bravo (91, with TIO-540); M20J (92, with IO-360), M20S Eagle (99, IO550G), M20R Ovation (99, not sure the engine), M20J 201 Missile. Now to add to the list, some are 2 bladed prop and some are 3 bladed prop!! How do you choose which one is best for us? I understand that there are some with Lycoming and some with Continental Engine. Some are turbo charged and some are not. Some are 200 hp, some are 310 and others are 270. Not too picky on avionics, but G430W and above would work. What would you all recommend and where to start at? Any Mooney owners in TPA area would like to share/show their Mooney's in person. Wouldn't mind a flight if that works out? Can pay for fuel and other costs. Thanks

Thank you, that would be great. I'll send you a message here.

Thanks Rich. Good info. I'll give them a call as well. Thanks Sent from my SM-N770F using Tapatalk

Thanks for the info about renting. Will check and see what they have to offer.

Hi, Looking to get some info about aircraft sharing and renting. Will be looking at aircraft ownership down the road. I have read about Mooney a lot and really have fallen in love with the design and the performance of the aircraft. Plus it would work for me just perfect. But wanted to see if I can rent Mooney or if there is a possible option of aircraft sharing for a short period of time to see if it really works for me. Any advise or suggestions would really help. I am located 15 mins to VDF and open to travel to St. Pete, Orlando, Ocala, Sarasota (about 80 mile radius). Thanks everyone.