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Update: Found a cool tug from a cool Mooney owner. Life is good!

Hey Larry, I am going to be living part time in CA and part time in Oregon. So best of both worlds I suppose!

Into the Alligator's Mouth.. #1 of a 4-part series for AOPA: your freedom to fly Opinion Leaders. Join me and a dozen of my pilot mates for a candid discussion of our relationships with personal minimums. Hidden gems and Pucker Factors await! https://blog.aopa.org/aopa/2020/12/31/into-the-alligators-mouth/

As I get ready for my move to new hangar at 4S2 Ken Jernstedt Airfield Hood River airport, I have a good news, bad news situation. Good news: I have a Mt. Adams view with a "water feature" pond/ditch in front of my hangar. Bad news, not as much room as I am used to to turn Maggie around to get in hangar and therefore I am in need of a tow tug. If you or someone you know has a good, used tug at a reasonable price, please send me an email: mooneyambassadors@charter.net or a PM here. Happy Moo Year!

Hello Mooney Family Here is my latest for AOPA Opinion Leaders... this month is on mental health. Check out my checklist for keeping your head in the right place during these trying times. Next month I am exploring our personal minimums, if you have any input please send me a PM or email: JolieLucas@charter.net When I was flying back from Camarillo last weekend the weather went down a bit earlier than forecast [who would of thought] and I ended up shooting the ILS to about 40 feet above minimums. As I flew home I thought about how my minimums had changed in the past three years since I got my IR. So hit me up if you have thoughts about how you apply your mins... if you have them... etc. Bouncing Back Psychotherapist's Guide for Pilots

California Pilots Association Zooms in to View. Here is my latest @AOPA Opinion Leaders. It was a pleasure to take part the virtual conference w/our keynote speakers: John and Martha King https://blog.aopa.org/aopa/2020/09/19/california-pilots-association-zooms-into-view/ There are hot links to our CalPilots YouTube channel with the video presentations. And CONGRATS to Michael Rodgers and Brian Lee for winning cool door prizes donated by Flying Eyes and Lightspeed.

After a recommendation from Dan Lubell, I used Kevin Schiff in WHP. I believe that Michael Rodgers used him as well as Denise Jennings. He is honest, knows Mooneys and does very good work. (818) 834-3818 is the number on the web, I have his cell

Nice to finally be able to see the result of lots of hard work by a consortium of Mooney owners including our own Jan Maxwell and Soeedo wearing DMax. Expect great things. It is nice to finally be able to share the great news. https://www.flyingmag.com/story/aircraft/mooney-reveals-new-ownership/

Hello all: Here is my latest AOPA Opinion Leaders piece. This month I consider the differences between achieving and using the instrument rating and commercial certificate. I hope you enjoy it. https://blog.aopa.org/aopa/2020/08/25/outward-looking-mastery-vs-inward-looking-precision/

Hi all, here is my article for AOPA Opinion Leaders this month... did anyone else get a rating/cert during the pandemic? I hope you enjoy the read and that it is helpful to you. https://blog.aopa.org/aopa/2020/07/19/patience-pivot-and-persistence-get-a-new-certificaterating-during-covid/

If anyone is going for the Commercial, I do have a good de-brief written up. If you would like a copy just PM me with your email address. If you are getting ready for any sort of check ride, here is the article I wrote for Flying Magazine: https://www.flyingmag.com/story/training/nail-your-check-ride/

Thanks Don. It was a challenging day due to some high winds. In the end I just told myself that I had come this far, I just needed to seal the deal.

For sure if it is a passenger I always close it for them. My kids and CFIs all got it. I think for the DPE it was a challenge he wanted to tackle. LOL. Otherwise I am pretty picky about who closes it.

Yeah I did it several times. Gave him a lesson. It was so hot 84 degrees that we sure needed it open. He finally got it. There was no slamming thank goodness. It is an acquired skill, like the Johnson bar.

Hi Mike Yes it is on the horizon for sure. Just for now, I am staring the multi commercial in a few weeks [instead of going to Oshkosh]. I will be training out of Orange County KSNA so that will be sporty. I do have a few corporate opportunities presently so I am weighing my options. Thanks for the congrats. Long time coming on the instrument and commercial for me from this little airport kid.

Thank you. For me, I want to get the multi commercial first because I have some opportunities flying corporate. I don't ever see myself in ATP. More the flexibility to be able to take assignments as they come and to give myself options.

Hip Hip Horray. I am NOW a Commercial pilot. What can I say; my parents would be so proud, I am proud and my kids are too! It was a lot of work, but so worth it. Big thank you to my flight instructors [Christopher, Mike ] and my awesome DPE David Koebel. A big thank you to King Schools for the awesome prep. My examiner complimented me on my ground/oral which was fun to plan. He also loves how stable and fast the Mooney is. I had to teach him how to close the door six times, but other than that! I went back to my old stomping grounds in the Pacific Northwest, Hood River Oregon. I learned to fly there many moons ago. Paired the check ride with a family vacation. On to my multi-engine commercial. PS: Does my flight track look like a T-Rex dinosaur or what??? #MooneyZoom #ProPilot

Boots on the Ground: the Men & Women who made Mooney was an all-volunteer project of the Mooney Ambassadors. If anyone would like to purchase a copy just send an email to MooneyAmbassadors@charter.net .$50 includes US shipping, we just shipped to Germany [we just charge actual shipping to Europe]. Quantities are limited and includes a commemorative T-shirt. Thanks for your support. I can say, it is a fun Mooney copyright to own! www.MooneyAmbassadors.com

Don't just a book by its cover, you might miss out on a fabulous story. Inspire the love of aviation to old and young alike. Here is my Opinion Leaders piece for AOPA: https://blog.aopa.org/aopa/2020/05/16/dont-judge-a-book-by-its-cover-promote-aviation-to-adults-and-kids/

Here is the YouTube video link:

Here is the YouTube video:

We had nearly 300 online watching. It was so much fun to spend time with these ladies. The video should be on YouTube later today or tomorrow for those who missed it. http://www.youtube.com/c/SocialFlight

Hi there, If www.SocialFlightLive.com is not working Just go to www.SocialFlight.com Click on Check out these webinars Then click on the May 5th event Then click on the pink REGISTER/JOIN button and that should do the trick. www.socialflightlive.com Has a rolling registration so once you register for this webinar you will be automatically informed of the next ones. Thank you! Jolie

Just got done with the dress rehearsal for Social Flight Live with Martha King, Pia Bergqvist, Julie Clark and Me! Tomorrow 5 PDT/8EDT Register: www.Socialflightlive.com space limited. Thank you Lightspeed for sponsoring.

Just got done with the dress rehearsal for Social Flight Live with Martha King, Pia Bergqvist, Julie Clark and Me! Tomorrow 5 PDT/8EDT Register: www.Socialflightlive.com space limited. Thank you Lightspeed for sponsoring.