Paul_K

Thanks for checking. Not yet. I am still searching. Also, I want to get some training in a Mooney, but there isn't any available around San jose. Only closest one I know is over at livermore and I need to join a club with membership and shares. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.

Here is a video if you are interested....

Mt. Denali last Tuesday...

Thanks, Shawn for asking! I had a real fortune of meeting Adam out of KRHV. He took me up in his M20J. It was a blast! His M20J has everything you could dream of. He's got the MOONEY SUPER 201 COWL and painting done with special coating. His avionics were top of the line glass cockpit. Overall, it looked like a brand new airplane! I just spent a week in Alaska doing a bush piloting course and I am heading back to San Jose next week. I will keep looking for opportunities to learn more about Mooneys. I am 5'7" with short legs so reaching the pedals while sitting up right seems little challenging in Mooneys. Adam mentioned about extension you can put on the pedals for guys with short legs. I want to pay to get some Mooney time (~25 hrs) and get the real experience of piloting and landing. Someone is selling a M20F down in SoCal. I will check that out, too. That's the report from me so far, Shawn.

I am done with IFR and trying different airplanes before I make my first purchase. I am at 260 hrs. I am narrowing my choices down to M20K. The hard thing about M20Ks is that there isn't any I can check out in the Bay Area. I would love even joining a partnership. Does anyone know where I might be able to find one to get checked out or join a partnership? Thanks.