Loving my new(to me) bravo!

[Bravoman]

I am a brand new Mooney owner having recently purchased a 98 bravo. What a great plane! I have already learned much from reading many posts on this forum. This is my first Mooney, and although I have historically been a piper guy and still own a fixed gear toga, I am thoroughly impressed with all aspects of the Mooney from the looks to the fit and finish to the incredible performance. Anyway, I look forward to being part of this group and sharing information and insight

[The-sky-captain]

Enjoy the new plane!

[Hector]

Welcome aboard! This is great place to learn and contribute as you learn

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[gjkirsch]

Welcome to the club.  I am on my second Bravo and still think they are the best of the fleet.  Of course anyone that is fortunate enough to own a Mooney feels the same about his model as well!

[aviatoreb]

Congratulations!!!

[Seth]

Welcome to MooneySpace and congratulations on your new amazing aircraft.

 

Please post some pictures so we can collectively drool.

 

Fly safe and fly often!

 

-Seth

[DAVIDWH]

Bravo, Bravo!  Congratulations on a great plane.

 

Wondering how many "stage names" mooney has accumulated.

 

Off hand, I can think of

 

Bravo

 

Acclaim

 

Ovation, and

 

Encore

 

Have I missed any??

 

Maybe the next new model will be named applause.

[carqwik]

I never realized the connection in the naming nomenclature....

 

And you missed:  Allegro

 

allegro  (əˈleɪɡrəʊ, -ˈlɛɡ-)   — adj , — adv 1. (to be performed) quickly, in a brisk lively manner   — n  , -gros 2. a piece or passage to be performed in this manner   [C17: from Italian: cheerful, from Latin alacer  brisk, lively]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
 

[FlyDave]

Bravoman,

 

Congratulations on your acquisition!

I moved from a J to a Bravo in December. It's an amazing airplane and I love flying it.

Please tell us more about your plane and your transition from the Saratoga.

 

Dave

[Danb]

Great addition I had 2 J's from 1977 and 1988...Now have a "05 Bravo  c/n be happier  now if fuel still cost .75  oh well if you can't afford the fuel you can't afford the R/M ..women cost a whole lot more tho.......  

[carusoam]

Bravo, and welcome aboard!

Missed one...

Standing O...?

The first 310hp Ovations built in the aftermarket.

Best regards,

-a-

[John Pleisse]

The perfect airplane.

[Bravoman]

Thanks all for the warm welcome! One of the many differences transitioning from normally aspirated Piper is managing the turbo charged engine. My plane has the older style JPI(non-color display--the piper has a newer 730 which really is a lot nicer) and I can't even imagine flying one of these birds without 6 cyl monitoring. One of the things I learned here is to lean principally to TIT, which is something obviously not done with NA. With the Mooney I find that this is the best way to find the spot where CHTs are happiest and fuel flow is optimized. Also, one of the big things in my transition is having to even worry about CHTs as I can't get over about 330(hottest cyl)in my piper if I try. I have yet to fly over about 11k, so I don't think I have had the full Bravo experience, but that will change soon. I will probably keep it conservative and try not to exceed 1650 TIT, but assume that with these engines CHTS are the best indication of wthether the engine is being managed correctly. I am trying never to exceed 400 in hottest cyl. I am also finding that at somewhat conservative settings, such as 30/22 the bravo can be halfway economical without sacrificing too much performance. I'll be interested to see if the performance delta is much greater between the lower and higher settings at the higher altitudes, where I know the Bravo was designed to be.

[Nathan Peterson]

Congratulations Sir!  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     In my humble experience, I have found the Mooney to be the most challenging and versatile aircraft…                                                  I hope you enjoy your new Bird as much as I do!

 

 

Nate

[FlyDave]

Thanks all for the warm welcome! One of the many differences transitioning from normally aspirated Piper is managing the turbo charged engine. My plane has the older style JPI(non-color display--the piper has a newer 730 which really is a lot nicer) and I can't even imagine flying one of these birds without 6 cyl monitoring. One of the things I learned here is to lean principally to TIT, which is something obviously not done with NA. With the Mooney I find that this is the best way to find the spot where CHTs are happiest and fuel flow is optimized. Also, one of the big things in my transition is having to even worry about CHTs as I can't get over about 330(hottest cyl)in my piper if I try. I have yet to fly over about 11k, so I don't think I have had the full Bravo experience, but that will change soon. I will probably keep it conservative and try not to exceed 1650 TIT, but assume that with these engines CHTS are the best indication of wthether the engine is being managed correctly. I am trying never to exceed 400 in hottest cyl. I am also finding that at somewhat conservative settings, such as 30/22 the bravo can be halfway economical without sacrificing too much performance. I'll be interested to see if the performance delta is much greater between the lower and higher settings at the higher altitudes, where I know the Bravo was designed to be.

 

I fly my 89 Bravo at essentially 2 power settings:

• 29/2400, 18.5 GPH, 200 KTAS @ 17,500'
• 27/2200, 15.5 GPH, 190 KTAS @ 17,500'

Take off 2 KTAS per 1,000' lower. I haven't gone higher yet (I'm waiting to fly down to Los Angeles and do that with NotarPilot )

I may experiment with lower power setting for just sight seeing and taking my time so I'll post more settings/performance when I get them.

[Awful_Charlie]

Welcome Bravoman!

 

Like FlyDave, I primarily use only a couple of power settings, but reserve the right to play when time and conditions permit.  My 'Standard' cruise is 30"/2200 for 13-14GPH, giving about 170-180 KTAS at FL160-190, or 32"/2400 for headwinds at 15-16GPH. The number of times I seem to have a tailwind and time in hand are sadly few and far between, but just a week or two ago the turbulence was so bad I slowed to 20"/2200 at 10GPH for ~120KIAS - it was down to 75kt ground speed at times, but I really wanted to be close to V_A due to the bumps!

[AndyFromCB]

Welcome Bravoman!

 

Like FlyDave, I primarily use only a couple of power settings, but reserve the right to play when time and conditions permit.  My 'Standard' cruise is 30"/2200 for 13-14GPH, giving about 170-180 KTAS at FL160-190, or 32"/2400 for headwinds at 15-16GPH. The number of times I seem to have a tailwind and time in hand are sadly few and far between, but just a week or two ago the turbulence was so bad I slowed to 20"/2200 at 10GPH for ~120KIAS - it was down to 75kt ground speed at times, but I really wanted to be close to V_A due to the bumps!

 

How do you get 32/2400 at 16gph? 28/2400 is closer to what I do to get that fuel flow. Peak TIT? 1750?

[Awful_Charlie]

That's just LOP and a bit under what the POH gives for 75%. TIT runs at about 1600-1650 for that setting

[AndyFromCB]

That's just LOP and a bit under what the POH gives for 75%. TIT runs at about 1600-1650 for that setting

 

I see, you have the elusive LOP Bravo. I need to tweak with mine. 

[JohnB]

Bravo, Bravo!  Congratulations on a great plane.

 

Wondering how many "stage names" mooney has accumulated.

 

Off hand, I can think of

 

Bravo

 

Acclaim

 

Ovation, and

 

Encore

 

Have I missed any??

 

Maybe the next new model will be named applause.

 

That's a great observation David!!! Ok Mooney folks.. I have the name for the NEXT great Mooney.....

 

 

Ready?

 

Consider...... The Mooney Accolade!!!

 

I think would be perfect in the list of new airplane names, and keep with the same theme of names.

[carusoam]

What is a Standing O, who named that one?

Name the lady president that Mooney had while those names were being applied...?

Best regards,

-a-

[FoxMike]

Gretchen Jahn