Nebraskamooneymatt

Just an update...I really appreciate the input from all of you. After reading through all the comments and meeting again with my instructor...I'm going to jump back in the warrior and try to fly 2-3 times per week and pound out the private in the next couple of months and then try to find a high time Mooney instructor to get my complex endorsement and instruction time....I plan on working to get my instrument right away after the complex training so I should have plenty of instructor time and opportunity to help me work on landing the M20j which seems to be the worry of a lot of you with experience. Before all the comments I was certainly leaning toward just going forward with the mooney....but several of you brought up points I hadn't considered so thank you all very much. It does seem to be more logical to not jump over a step...may take a little longer to get to flying the Mooney, but lot's of time ahead for that. I really appreciate the help.

I thought the same thing at first…but the reality is that I am asking not because I am not comfortable, it’s that my cfi was very “either way is fine, warrior would be faster and easier so why not get the certificate by doing a check ride in the easier plane?” I really am not in a “hurry” to get PPL so part of me would be fine flying another 40-50 hours getting instruction in the plane I plan on flying for a long time. I really didn’t have any struggles in the warrior because we live in a very remote area and have a runway long and wide enough to cover up a wide range of landing errors…truth is I am probably going to finish up the private in the warrior…just feel silly renting a plane that’s sitting in a hangar. Just not sure what people mean that the Mooney is “hard to fly” other than being a complex airplane and a litttle floaty on landings…wasn’t sure what else concerns pilots about it. thanks for the feedback….really appreciate it.

Yes…I have insurance set up…only restriction is I can’t solo until I get 15 hours in Mooney.

I took lessons 20 years ago and had 35 hours in a Piper Warrior and had completed all cross countries, night flight, hood time….etc. instructor told me I was ready for checkride…but then had a couple kids and life happened and never finished it. Had a great opportunity to buy a really nice M20J from some friends so I did it….now trying to decide if I should just jump into new plane or go back and to the warrior that the FBO still has for rental. I honestly don’t mind if it takes some extra hours to learn in the Mooney and my instructor says he would finish in the warrior because it would be easier/faster to get PPL wrapped up in that, but thinks we could go the new plane route if I wanted to….Just curious of this groups thoughts.