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Hi, I'm buying a used GTN 650. The part number is "older" I think? I am curious if its still an "acceptable" model when it comes to Garmin and repairs. I know it won't be in warranty, but does anybody see any reason that it wouldn't be able to use the latest software that all 650s use? 011-02256-00 Anybody have any insight or knowledge on this part number?

Today he soloed it for the first time.

Did the engine not get Zerod out after the prop strike? Surely that would have cost just a little more but greatly increased resale...

I don't understand. Why is this airplane so cheap? Have our Mooneys devalued so much?

Yeah I got my private in ODO. Go check there first at FARMOR. Also look at Skywest and Andrews County/BigSprings

Welcome to MooneySpace. I'm a CFII in Lubbock, Texas. I own a 1962 M20C. Let me know if any of the other previous CFI's in this thread aren't able to help you out when you get into your new bird!

Can you guys start posting with new usernames so you don't continuously fight in Mooney threads? I'd be glad to set you both up with new accounts if you aren't inclined!

Heard this joke a few days ago. Guy flys a Cessna 162. Pilot forgets to latch the door and after a touch and go the door popped open and ripped off in flight. Thank goodness we fly real airplanes! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What kind of airplane has only 1 door and a 100HP engine? Answer to this humorous (disastrous) riddle and the story after I get 10 replies..

I think I am hearing then that the airplane should be idled at around 1000RPM until the oil temp is in the green. At that point its okay to begin the runup? I do my runup at 1700RPM in my M20C. At what point during the idling at 1000RPM do we decide that we've waited long enough that that increasing the RPM slightly (below 1500RPM) will help the oil temps rise? It makes no difference to me time wise. It's all billable hours

Love the replies so far. I must mention that I'm not talking about immediately starting the engine and keeping it at 1500+. I'm saying, if we start it up, turns the avionics on, get everything situated, and we're still not in the green, Let's take a trip down the taxiway (another 5 minutes out here) and then start doing our runup procedures, carefully of course. My anecdotal evidence is that I think the airplane will run for 30 minutes in the cold at 800-1000rpm before it ever gets 'in the green.' Thanks again ya'll!

Could you be more specific on 'applying power.' Do you mean, before you would increase the RPMs to 1700, or do you have some threshold where you consider you've 'added power.' To me, the airplane is always 'at power' whenever it's running.

All, as a newer CFI I've gotten into some 'technique' questions as I've taken over for another CFI that's left. It was probably a 32F day here in west texas. A student pulled out his 172. We preflighted and started the airplane. The oil pressure came up immediately, but what puzzled me is the student wanted to run the engine for an extended period of time below 1000RPM to let the engine 'warm up' because the oil temp was still cold. Now, recent research on cars has shown that idling the car more than 30 seconds to let it 'warm up' is a fools errand, but I'm willing to concede that airplanes have different engines than cars. It is of my opinion that starting an engine and sitting there for 5 (literally) minutes won't help the engine get warm. In my opinion it's the runup that will get the airplane temperatures where the want to be, and if the temps still aren't up by the completion of the runup, we will continue to idle at an increased RPM (1000-1500) I'm not sure where I got my ideas of engine management in this regard, but another instructor has instructed students not to let the airplane move from the start position until the temps are in the green. How is that ever going to happen at 800RPM? Would love opinions on this, and discussion related to engines other than O-360s is valued.

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Haha! I'll give a big discount to any mooneyspace member Love this board, love the encouragement I receive and am able to give to others here. Thanks ya'll!

Well folks, I finally got my CFII. I took the CFI-A initial in August, but life happened and I finally got the Instrument add on last month. Took the ride with Mary up in Vernon, Texas. If anybody is looking for Mooney instruction in the Texas area, I'd love to help. I've managed to set up a half decent website http://www.austinwalden.com I might post a CFII write-up if there was enough interest!

A trip to KAXX is always my 'I almost died' story. I tell it to every pilot I meet. When you land at Angel Fire, you'll notice ZERO single engine airplanes are there.

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CFI. Did complex, commercial, and CFI ride in the mooney. What a great airplane the Mooney is for those rides. Easy to show mastery with things like speed, gorgeous handling abilities, predictable speeds... So glad I did it in MY airplane than the rental Arrows that are so popular. My examiner thought he failed me when he told me to 'pick up the gear' after I did several ground maneuvers. I laughed at him and told him it had been up the whole time! Familiarity is great

Our flying club is getting off the ground this year and we're looking for an economical vfr/ifr trainer airplane that needs to get flown more. We're located in Lubbock, Texas. Let me know if anybody knows anybody/an airplane.

Thanks guys my 62 C model has a manually retractable step. It's so weird that two mooneys neeed right rudder, and my other two mooneys on the field don't! When I buy it officially in September I guess I'll take a look! Thanks for the responses everyone, and I'm mad at tapatalk for not putting in my paragraph breaks where I put them!

Hey guys, I have 4 C models I'm comparing 27U - needs right rudder in cruise to center the ball 62 m20c 26U - does Not need right rudder in cruise 61 m20c 73v needs right rudder in cruise late 60s C model 07G - does not need right rudder in cruise 27U is my plane and I thought all C's needed rudder in cruise. Do I need to rerig my airplane??

CFII is next month. Very slowly prepping for that awful written exam.

Why don't you come to Texas and we'll talk:)