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When I did transition training into my Lancair, I was told the only time you should be below 80 KIAS is when the wheels are on the ground.

Some of the worst turbulence I have ever experienced was in my Mooney Bravo, ABQ-Tucson at 16,500 ft. Higher would have required an IFR flight plan and added a fair bit amount of time to my flight. Also, consider when it is 115ºF (46ºC) on the ground here in Tucson, it doesn't get to an "air-conditioned" temperature of 72ºF (22ºC) until you're cruising along at about 15,000 ft.

Why? It is almost always more expensive to pay for "X" number of hours than it is to just suck it up and pay the higher first-year premium. If you want 10 hours of complex at $250-300 an hour with a CFI, will you save the $2,500-$3,000 on that first-year premium? I sincerely doubt it.

It is a 1967, not a 1966. Look at the serial #. There are no photos of the interior or panel, so that bothers me. And it is a Florida airplane. Not a fan. Make sure SB208B has been done and check very well for corrosion. It might be good, might not. Getting logs would be a good idea. How much has it flown in each of the last 5 years?

What about commercial? CFI, CFII, MEI? ATP? There's a LOT more pilot training available to those who want to continue to learn and continue to get better.

We've learned a thing or two in the 50+ years since your manual was written. 25 squared (or any number squared) and 50º ROP have been disproven as proper techniques since before I started flying. That was only 30 years ago, though.

IFly EFB. https://www.iflyefb.com It works with your Avidyne and is the most intuitive, user friendly and very capable app I've ever used, and I've used them all.

The cabin width between a Mooney and a Bonanza depends on exactly where you measure from and may not realistically be any different so don't rule out Bonanzas based on that. Having owned four Mooneys, two Bonanzas, and two Barons (same interior dimensions as the Bonanza), I can tell you the Bonanza cabin feels much larger than a Mooney. The ceiling is higher and the huge windows bring in so much more light that it feels much larger. Nowadays when I fly a Mooney I feel like I'm in a tank. For your mission, you need a TAT A36 Bonanza with tip tanks. It will have a +/- 1,500 lb useful load, no CG issues, huge back doors, six seats, plenty of fuel, and +/- 200 KTAS at altitude on 16-17 GPH. Something like this: https://www.beechtalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=225796

I would manage the dental clinic on Flying Samaritans trips. I'm a dentist anesthesiologist (a dentist who did an anesthesia residency) so I only provide general anesthesia, not any sort of what most people consider traditional dentistry. In my private practice, I work almost exclusively with oral surgeons providing anesthesia for them. That location was not appropriate for providing anesthesia.

Yuma. Long story but they held me for three hours, threatened to fine me $5k, and forbid me from crossing the border for 6 months. I had gone to Mexico only for humanitarian reasons for all of those trips. It is a loss to the people of the Baja and it is a shame that our own government treats our citizens this poorly.

After close to 100 trips to Mexico over two decades, I believe I have traveled to Mexico for the last time. That was October 2022. It was our own US CBP that made for a very poor experience and will probably mean I'll never go back.

Tucson Aeroservice at KAVQ maintains a lot of Mooneys and always took good care of mine.

My insurance renewal was six weeks ago. I paid $2,574 for a $175k hull. That's down from $3,088 for $160k hull the previous year. A 17% decrease in premium with a 9% increase in hull value. But that's an M35 Bonanza.

Yes. Please don't hire someone that barely meets the insurance minimums. You won't be doing yourself any favors.

Yes, the MyGoFlight cases are far superior to RAM mounts. And the cooling MyGoFlight case is awesome.