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With a 49" wide cabin and the gear down?

There were a couple of minutes between photos for radio calls. Since NMPG is based on ground speed, not true airspeed, maybe the wind shifted for a bit of a tailwind by the time I got the second photo.

Yes.

145 KTAS at 10,500 ft on 9.0 GPH and 17.5 NMPG. Not bad at all.

It is the identical diameter of the breaker so the only change is that you can feel the scratchy hook or soft loop depending on which you choose. No need to look down and even at night you can find it by feel.

I use these. It makes specific breakers easily identifiable. One box is a lifetime supply for you and all of your friends. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C6V1LN6P/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

I wonder if it is a Mooney-specific thing? Parker will know for sure but there have been many gear-ups in Mooneys in the last couple of years. Parker just got me insured in a Cirrus SR20, $200,000 hull for $2,400. That was with 0 time M&M. An SR20 performance is remarkably similar to an F model Mooney.

I cannot agree more strongly!

As expected, too fast.

Has your airspeed indicator been calibrated lately? It sounds like you’re still too fast.

The quote seems reasonable but give Parker <Parker@airspeedinsurance.com> a shout to see what he can do for you.

Airtel Plaza used to be a decent hotel but I was told that they were putting the homeless there during COVID and the place is trashed now. I stayed there a number of times over the years.

I've been to each many times. By far KWHP is the least stressful. That's where I would go.

Just get the M20C now but get a high time Mooney instructor to do your transition training. Chances are this isn't the 25 y/o at the flight school although he'll tell you he's fine to do this training.

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.