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So I take it in principal from hr 1 is doable in your experience IN Mooney (all things including insurance considered)?

Nice - IDK how forum here works will PM you sir

Dude first congrats but second WTF 8mo?

Hello, Idea is Part 61 training after buying beater getting like 500ish hrs then having better informed specific opinion of long term (expensive) plane purchasing. Mooney looks right for a variety of reasons if I can get over the hump. About to take plunge into speaking with local hangars/CFIs/semilocal lawyers about structuring as business maybe to never rent but depreciate-sale well before overhaul so someone with more limited means can still do same themselves/take off me at markdown. I anticipate they'll all be like flies except lawyers - worse not just all over me but pushing bias in line with their various interests. The thing is I'm getting answers all over the board without reaching personally on if I ought for a dozen reasons to take a generalist approach and step up from 150 to arrow (meaning buy both cheap and peel off 150 then keep piper for overhaul downtime and try to rent it to kids wanting complex in area since doing affordably semi rare), vs try to get into a Mooney even an older model asap. So I'm going to put the two purest forms of questions to those in the know here in the know, and let you guys answer but also back off or expound on if there are other obvious things I'll run into if I don't take your advice on things I should think about! 1) How far can you push CFI vis-a-vis early Mooney hours? Can you in principal find someone who'll let you start hour 1 for a part 61 training regimen in an acclaim if you could find a CFI w/model background and the aircraft somehow? Are there reasons why you as trainee should not desire this even if you could? What about older/aspirated Mooneys etc? I've run into CFI's that purportedly won't even sign off on solo flying complex (even low performance i.e. arrow) until PPL in hand but that sounds like strict outliers at least... 2) I run into this idea that it isn't the rate but actual ability no matter how deep your pockets to actually *get* (any) insurance - which is apparently needed often for financing the purchase regardless of your status, which is confusing because you don't have to be a pilot to purchase an aircraft, but... - I've heard the ability to just procure insurance is a problem if you tried the above (including i.e. M20J or whatever). Hence the otherwise frustrating step-up purchases before actually getting into a Mooney Thank you, everybody. Incidentally I can't afford an acclaim up front in case that was key to your advice

So the main issue is lack of safe airports in case of unexpected mechanical issues to divert to?

LIDAR -ing plans for open pits in Colombia/Peru, perchance as a 'geologist'?

Thank you, several interesting points I'd love to pick your mind on: 1) I'm assuming 'maintain' difference being a 'rounding error' means regular maintenance/fuel 5-10% but NOT overhauls, correct? This even if so is pretty interesting to me would have thought acclaim more expensive at every turn 2) Sorry just trying to improve my terminology too, what does 'appointed' refer to - optional modifications like a/c vs no etc? 3) Not mentioned but I'm confident you know, what is the load/weight differential assuming full tanks? Did you ever do extended tank options, on either per chance? Willing but would rather avoid cost of purchasing individual owner manual PDFs to answer this Thank you for vindicating reason for this site/community by sharing your experience!

Hello, Fat guy wanting to bring girlfriend from northeast to FL to South America with reasonable luggage (not favorite bowling ball set, or anything) I'm seeing #s plastered all over web and would like to ask ppl with practical experience here. What matters most to me is hauling me/less fat girlfriend/modest luggage fast with range. Cost up front or operation/maintenance, and in some comfort, are secondary priorities. Guy is funny&concise: claims O2 can haul 250lbs more fat&fuel vs acclaims? Claims O2 half up front price (presumably lower upkeep of course) but with this extra 250lbs just sacrificing 50mph, all three 1200nm. Claims S cruises 10knots/hr faster than plain Acclaim otherwise really similar. Cost estimates/ratios seem pretty off with some relatively cheaper acclaims but may just be random vagaries of market right now http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft performance/Mooney/57.htm craps out around 2001 but O2 looks pretty similar to above https://www.flyradius.com/mooney-acclaim-type-s/performance umm acclaim range just got a lot better and alludes to an extended fuel tank addon making it a lot lot better but idk where its coming from and assume I'd have to fly alone after a weight loss program and ship luggage ahead if I put extended fuel weight onboard if youtube source was right about everything else but prices. There are other sources galore. Foreflight scattershot preloaded performance profiles. Just offered these to showcase confusion of new market investigator. Basically youtube claims acclaimS if equally priced with acclaim otherwise almost indistinguishable, but ovation makes up for 50mph less with hauling 250lbs more. And last ref claims you can get a hell of a lot more range on acclaim and more than that if you load it down with more fuel without discussing load but presumably I might not even be able to fly in it if fully fueled with extended tank mod if fuel fully loaded. The only thing totally clear to me is no sources estimate market offers well bc I can look at those listings directly. Many thanks for helping me with if not hard #s at least salient differentiating factors btwn these 3 variants so I can think about offers in a true/'profitable' way!