N9208m

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For those interested in the (excruciating) details of my recent non-stop trans-continental flight in my Mooney, I have posted the story at the following web address. http://razzolink.com/~jonathan/DreamAchieved.pdf Jonathan Paul M20E, 1966 N9208M Salinas CA

For those interested in the (excruciating) details of my recent non-stop trans-continental flight in my Mooney, I have posted the story at the following web address. http://razzolink.com/~jonathan/DreamAchieved.pdf Jonathan Paul M20E, 1966 N9208M Salinas CA

Quote: JimR Hello Jim, Yes. I have completed the write up of my non-stop coast-to-coast flight. My personal web site is non-operational at the moment. I could use somebody's else's if it were available. The writeup is in Word format with embedded pictures. Could be converted to HTML if necessary. Any suggestions? Jonathan Hi, Jonathan. Good to see you here. Others have asked your question before, and to my knowledge the only solution has been a link to another site. Text documents will apparently not upload to MooneySpace. In the past, members with websites have offered free hosting services. Does this mean that the story of your recent transcontenental flight is complete? If so, I'll be happy to fat finger it in here for you if no work around is identified. Jim

Registration for the 13th edition of the Mooney Caravan to EAA Airventure is now open at the Caravan site, www.mooneycaravan.com. Go to the web site and click on Register. The Mooney Caravan will depart from Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, July 24th at 4pm, destination Oshkosh. The Caravan is a unique opportunity to have a safe arrival at the convention site and to enjoy the easy camaraderie of fellow Mooney pilots during the convention. The Caravan is a well organized non-formation flight requiring basic station keeping skills. We limit the size of the Caravan to 50 aircraft. Minimum required experience is 500 hours of flight time, an instrument rating, and recent Mooney experience. There is a mandatory briefing on Saturday at 1pm. Many (if not most) Caravan participants camp at the common Mooney parking area in the North 40 near the approach end of runway 9, and generally quite close to the North 40 shower building. However, camping is strictly optional if participants have other accommodations. Scheduled social events include the Mooney Barbeque on Sunday July 25th. And of course, the MAPA tent is the center for daytime rendezvous and the best cold lemonade on the convention grounds! Many planes not from the Midwest arrive at Madison on Friday (July 23) and spend the night at a designated hotel with a reduced rate and participate in a group dinner at a local restaurant. Madison transportation is provided by the hotel. Also, for the stylish among you, Caravan apparel is available for purchase on the web site. Detailed information about the Caravan is located on the Caravan Web site. Make plans to participate in this high-point of the aviation year in the company of your fellow Mooney friends.

Registration for the 13th edition of the Mooney Caravan to EAA Airventure is now open at the Caravan site, www.mooneycaravan.com. Go to the web site and click on Register. The Mooney Caravan will depart from Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, July 24th at 4pm, destination Oshkosh. The Caravan is a unique opportunity to have a safe arrival at the convention site and to enjoy the easy camaraderie of fellow Mooney pilots during the convention. The Caravan is a well organized non-formation flight requiring basic station keeping skills. We limit the size of the Caravan to 50 aircraft. Minimum required experience is 500 hours of flight time, an instrument rating, and recent Mooney experience. There is a mandatory briefing on Saturday at 1pm. Many (if not most) Caravan participants camp at the common Mooney parking area in the North 40 near the approach end of runway 9, and generally quite close to the North 40 shower building. However, camping is strictly optional if participants have other accommodations. Scheduled social events include the Mooney Barbeque on Sunday July 25th. And of course, the MAPA tent is the center for daytime rendezvous and the best cold lemonade on the convention grounds! Many planes not from the Midwest arrive at Madison on Friday (July 23) and spend the night at a designated hotel with a reduced rate and participate in a group dinner at a local restaurant. Madison transportation is provided by the hotel. Also, for the stylish among you, Caravan apparel is available for purchase on the web site. Detailed information about the Caravan is located on the Caravan Web site. Make plans to participate in this high-point of the aviation year in the company of your fellow Mooney friends.

Is there any way to upload text documents (Word, PDF etc) for access by members?

Quote: Parker_Woodruff Wouldn't have even thought about it without energy saving devices the airplane was equipped with like GPS, nice autopilot, and the rest during the final fuel stop. That and only the last leg was IFR.. Below is a comment sent on the Mooney mail list with regards to speed mods but it addresses the issue you raise about energy saving devices: N9208M has no speed mods, per se. It does have the oil cooler relocation mode that I think reduces cooling drag, and certainly helps in keeping the engine cool. It obviously has the Monroy long range tank STC, that adds 36 gallons to the normal 52 gallons. This may be the best "speed mod" because it can eliminate the necessity for en route fuel stops and extra climb and descents. There is the issue, also, about other upgrades that made a 13-hour flight feasible and reasonable comfortable. Foremost among this is an autopilot with altitude hold that basically allows the pilot to sit back and monitor the flight rather than hand-flying it all the way. I have an Stec 30 with altitude hold. Second is a smart GPS that makes navigation "automatic" in that the entire route can be entered and, once again, the pilot only has to monitor progress and note the time-to-destination readout. I have a Garmin 430W. Third is a fuel totalizer. This is, in my opinion, an essential item. It allows accurate fuel management to the 1/10 of a gallon and is an invaluable tool for leaning the engine to for the ultimate efficiency. I have a JPI 450 which is also linked to the GPS showing fuel requirements to destination. Fourth, is an all-points EGT or engine monitor. This is necessary, along with the fuel totalizer for accurate leaning of the engine. Fifth, is in flight weather monitoring. I have a portable Garmin 695 with XM weather mounted on the pilot side yoke. This can portray Nexrad weather ahead, forecasted winds aloft, and destination weather. Also, it can do a dozen other useful functions including receiving XM radio (I don't use the latter function).