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I bought my J as a newly minted pilot.  My insurance made me do 25h with an instructor.  That was the best 25h ever spent.  I learned way more in that 25h because it was just me and an instructor learning how to fly MY plane.  There was no check ride to be worried about, just learning.

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My kinsurance company specified 10 hr of dual and 10 solo prio to passengers and the instructor had to have 100 hrs in Mooney.

Was the best 20 hr of time I've spent in the plane yet.  The 10 solo hrs I flew to 10 different airports I had not been to before and did a pair of landings at each one. 

I also got to play with the GPSS and autopilot which I needed.

 

BILL

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I just went through the transition to a Mooney, but I had 200 hours in about 10 different aircraft (couldn't decide what I wanted to buy until I finally flew the J model I ended up buying).  Mooney's are different, so you definitely want to get good transition training.  My insurance required 10 dual 10 solo.  I think the 10 solo was a little overkill, but the dual was well worth it.  A qualified Mooney instructor is a must, however.  Case in point, I was recently in some bad weather during IFR training, and the CFII was not familiar with Mooneys.  The fill-in instructor was not familiar with the Mooney systems and the speeds and I had to take over from him when things got dicey.        

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Thanks for all of the replies. I have 100 hrs now and am still in a 172. Haven't found the right bird yet. If anyone has an older J or F that they are looking to sell with 500-800 SMOH I would be interested. 

 

Thanks again

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I will second this.  I am 6 months into the ownership of my J, and although the plane was well cared for and well maintained, I have had to overhaul a cowl flap motor, weld a cracked exhaust riser, overhaul the fuel servo, replace the exhaust collector and overhaul the AP roll servo.  I am hoping that we have fixed all the bugs, but I am glad I was warned to reserve funds in the first year for these types of surprises.    

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I will second this.  I am 6 months into the ownership of my J, and although the plane was well cared for and well maintained, I have had to overhaul a cowl flap motor, weld a cracked exhaust riser, overhaul the fuel servo, replace the exhaust collector and overhaul the AP roll servo.  I am hoping that we have fixed all the bugs, but I am glad I was warned to reserve funds in the first year for these types of surprises.    

Different items, same result.

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The more stories like this I read, the happier I am with my own purchase, even if it was at the top of the price range back in 07. No surprises, no "first year expenses," just half of retail and the second half three years later. I have come to realize how atypical this is, obviously the result of the PO fixing his retirement plane then finding an estate Bo A36 at bargain pricing on line.

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I just went through the transition to a Mooney, but I had 200 hours in about 10 different aircraft (couldn't decide what I wanted to buy until I finally flew the J model I ended up buying).  Mooney's are different, so you definitely want to get good transition training.  My insurance required 10 dual 10 solo.  I think the 10 solo was a little overkill, but the dual was well worth it.  A qualified Mooney instructor is a must, however.  Case in point, I was recently in some bad weather during IFR training, and the CFII was not familiar with Mooneys.  The fill-in instructor was not familiar with the Mooney systems and the speeds and I had to take over from him when things got dicey.        

 

Wow!  I can't stop shaking my head.  I would love to hear more of the story. 

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