Thanks for the input. I moved from SATX 3 years ago, so I am pretty familiar with the good, the bad and the ugly of XS09. I have a Lake Turbo 270 Renegade and 1947 Navion L17C that are both excellent on the grass runway but are both slow boats to the final destination. The Navion is on the market , so I can purcahse an airplane that will fill my cross country mission requirements. I respect your opinion but I would rather have a sharp stick in my eye , than to own a Cessna 182. The goal for returning to MooneySpace was to glean any nuggets of wisdom Ithat I can in helping me make my purchase decision. And the group has certainly helped me with my decision. So far, nothing has scared me off.