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Hello MooneySpace Friends, If you missed taking advantage of the early registration rate of $149.00 for Mooney Summit X, which expired July 31st. Here is a special opportunity for MooneySpace members to have a little more time to take advantage of that special rate. Use coupon code MooneySpace to register by August 7th. Here are the links to the registration, agenda and hotels with additional details to be found at www.MooneySummit.com. Please do not hesitate to DM me with any questions. We look forward to seeing as many of you as we can in Tampa in September. --Alex

Mooney Summit X agenda has been posted! Please take a look at the number of exciting speakers and subject matter experts coming this year to present and at so many owners and pilots sharing stories about their Mooney adventures and experiences. Please take a moment to register now, the early bird registration rate of $149.00 is ending on July 31st. Finally, do not delay getting your hotel room, we have a limited number of highly discounted rooms remaining in our block. All the details can be found on www.MooneySummit.com. We (Dan Bass and Alex Gertsen, your Event Co-Directors) can't wait to see you in Tampa in September!

If you'd like to keep up with us on social media, we have created a couple of new entities: Please join the Mooney Summit Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1139241093970055/ And follow @TheMooneySummit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themooneysummit/ Our website remains the same www.MooneySummit.com. Please take the time to register before the early rate ends at the end of July and do not delay to reserve your hotel room at the highly discounted rate, there is only a limited number of rooms remaining. Thank you. --Alex

Ryan, So excited that you and Katherine are joining us at Mooney Summit this year and can't wait for your presentation about your 9,300 nm Alaskan Flying Roadtrip! --Alex

We have secured the room block at the Westin Tampa Waterside for $189 per night. You can book your room at the link below: https://book.passkey.com/go/MooneySummit The Westin will be our headquarters hotel, it is a short ride to both TPF and TPA and is connected to American Social where our Banquet is being held. Please DM @DanM20C and me with suggestions for topics, speakers and activities you'd like to see at this year's Summit. If you are interested in being involved with the planning, let us know as well. Looking forward to seeing all of you in Tampa. Best, Alex

Thank you for the compliments @NewMoon! Looking forward to putting together an even better event in 2024 for the 10th anniversary of the Summit. --Alex

Mooney Summit IX has kicked off with the Tampa Air Traffic Control Tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility.

The hangar for Airport Day at Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF) and the Event Space at Tampa Int'l Airport (TPA) are all set-up and we are ready to welcome attendees to Mooney Summit IX! Special thanks to our generous airport host Hillsborough County Aviation Authority and our sponsors and exhibitors.

Dan and I have arrived in Tampa and are beginning the set-up for Mooney Summit IX! We have an amazing program planned for this year! If you have not registered, it's not too late to jump in your Mooney and come join us. Also check out the Silent Auction this year - you do not have to be present to win. --Alex

We are exactly one week away from the start of Mooney Summit IX! There is still time to register at www.MooneySummit.com. The Silent Auction is now open as well with so many great items to bid on this year. https://app.galabid.com/summitix Please also take a moment to review the agenda where you will find links to sign-up to show off your Mooney and to submit topics for questions and discussions during the Pilot/Owner Forums. If you have an exciting experience you'd like to share such as a trans-continental adventure or lessons learned from an incident, sign-up to present. Fly safe...We look forward to seeing you in Tampa!

Today, September 22nd, is the last day to reserve hotels for the Mooney Summit! Westin Tampa Waterside will be our headquarters hotel, it is a short ride to both TPF and TPA and is connected to American Social where our Banquet is being held. Please use the link above to reserve your room at a highly reduced rate of $229 per night for the Summit attendees. Please note that this rate is sold-out for Friday night, October 6th. We are also offering room options to those who wish to stay at the Marriott Tampa International Airport at TPA. It is connected to the passenger terminal where the Safety Day sessions will be held and is also convenient to those who might be traveling by airlines. Please use the link above to reserve your room at a highly reduced rate of $175 per night for the Summit attendees. We look forward to seeing you in Tampa in just a couple of weeks! --Alex

To all on this thread, wanted to make sure that you saw that the Mooney Summit is on for this year - October 6-7, 2023! We are excited to return to Tampa for the second year. Thanks to our gracious host, The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, our fly-in will be at Peter O. Knight Airport (KTPF) and our Safety Day will be held at the newly built, state of the art conference center at Tampa International (KTPA). We have speakers from the NTSB, NATCA/FAA and other industry experts. Full agenda and details are on the website - www.MooneySummit.com. Note that today, September 17th, is the last day to register at the discounted rate. We look forward to seeing you in Tampa! --Alex

Hi Tim, We hope you can join us for the Mooney Summit this year. KFGU is on the way back to Minnesota for @DanM20C. I don't want to speak for him, but expect that he would enjoy your company for the flight back. Today (September 17th) is the last day to register at the discounted rate if you haven't already. www.MooneySummit.com --Alex

Listen to Dan Bass, Alex Gertsen and Scott Ashton talk about Mooney Summit IX on Just Plane Radio episode that aired Sept. 16, 2023.

Today, September 17 is the LAST DAY to register at the discounted rate of $149. Registration will go up to $199 after midnight, Eastern Time. Review the agenda, raffle prizes and register at www.MooneySummit.com. We look forward to seeing you in Tampa! --Alex and Dan

We are excited to welcome Bruce Landsberg, Vice Chair, NTSB as the luncheon keynote speaker at the Mooney Summit taking place October 6-7, in Tampa, FL. Fly into Peter O. Knight Airport (KTPF) for the 9th iteration of this valuable safety seminar that brings the Mooney Community together. Only five days remain through September 15th to reserve your hotel at the highly reduced block rate and to register at the early rate of $149. Please visit www.MooneySummit.com for all the full agenda and all the details.

Hi John, We are not at the Tampa Theater this year. On Saturday we are going to be at the newly built, state of the art conference space in the terminal at Tampa International. All of the Safety Day sessions will take place there. In the evening we'll be back on Harbour Island for the Final Banquet at American Social which is on the river and right next to the Westin, our HQ hotel. --Alex

Westin Tampa Waterside will be our headquarters hotel, it is a short ride to both Peter O. Knight (TPF) where everyone is invited to fly-in and where Airport Day will be held. The Westin is connected to American Social where our Banquet is being held and is an easy drive to Tampa Int'l (TPA) - the location of the Safety Day seminar. Please use the link above to reserve your room at a highly reduced rate of $229 per night for the Summit attendees. We are also offering room options to those who wish to stay at the Tampa International Airport Marriott at TPA. It is connected to the passenger terminal where the Safety Day sessions will be held and is also convenient to those who might be traveling by airlines. Please use the link above to reserve your room at a highly reduced rate of $179 per night for the Summit attendees. Discounted hotel rates will also be available only through September 15th.

Thank you @carusoam , I have attached the wingtip photo. This is slightly outdated as I have since had the Whelen LED strobe/nav light combination installed. --Alex

James - thank you for your posts. I am excited to see that Whelen just came out with the LED replacement for the wingtip recognition lights. All - I have the newer wingtips on my 1979 M20K, but my airplane doesn't currently have the recognition lights. I would really like to add them as I find it always challenging to see the taxiway edges at a lot of the airports and believe these will be helpful for both recognition as well as when taxiing on the ground. They should be able to be fitted into the standard Mooney Wingtip that I have, right? Is there a piece of housing or other hardware that can be purchased? Has anyone done that? Any insights that I can share with my mechanic? I presume there is a way to wire them with a three-way switch that would have 1) ON steady 2) Wig-wag 3) OFF positions? Anyone familiar with such a device that would work with these LED lights? I appreciate any insights from those who have done this or are planning to do this. Thanks. --Alex

Thank you for posting this James. I am taking advantage of the rebate to update my 10 year old Whelen PAR 36 lights. --Alex

Another vote for Weep No More. I recently had my tanks resealed and Monroy extended range tanks installed there. Paul is a hard worker, his craftsmanship and attention to detail are incredible. Paul genuinely loves what he does and that comes through in the results. I highly recommend. --Alex

Hello Fellow Mooniacs, I had a few takers PM me so far and wanted to remind others to send me a message about this unique opportunity we are offering to the Mooney community for a complimentary registration to NBAA's Virtual Convention this Wednesday and Thursday. Please send me a PM and I'll provide you with the discount code to use. --Alex

Hey Anthony, Got your PM. I believe we met at Mooney Summit. You are right, Seth and Alan were the troublemakers we were hanging out with. Best, Alex

NBAA would like to offer Mooney Pilots a complimentary registration to attend the upcoming Virtual Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-VBACE). There will be a number of educational sessions on safety a few of which will have a single-pilot focus, over 150 exhibitors and a number of other exciting activities and events. Multi-Platinum Entertainer and Pilot Dierks Bentley will keynote the event on the first day. Please PM me for a complimentary registration code. There is also an opportunity for type clubs to gather for an event in a chatroom or host a virtual meeting on Zoom or another platform for Mooney Pilots. Let me know if there is interest for MooneySpace to have a virtual gathering at VBACE and I can share more details and strategize on how we can structure that. I hope to see many fellow Mooneyspacers at the event. Thanks! --Alex