HELP! need mooney cfi in San Antonio

[StinkBug]

So I'm here at all American ready to pick up my C and fly it home but my cfi who was supposed to do the trip with me came down with the flu. The guys David and Jimmy use are already booked. Anyone have another suggestion?

[StinkBug]

If you know someone feel free to call me as i may not see it on here right away 760-525-6886

[LANCECASPER]

I just sent you a text "Bob Cabe is a Mooney Instructor in San Antonio (210) 289-5375"

[N601RX]

Send Parker a PM.  I think he is back in Texas now.

[Parker_Woodruff]

good chatting with you - let me know if you need any help

[Parker_Woodruff]

Send Parker a PM.  I think he is back in Texas now.

Just a quick Southwest flight down I-35 and I can be there.

[schule]

If you ask real nice David might be willing to do a local check out and then you fly home solo.

[StinkBug]

I found someone! Thanks everyone!

[Hank]

God bless our friends from Mooney Space!

[kmyfm20s]

Excellent!

[garytex]

Bob Cabe is stunning good

210-493-7223

210-289-5375

Mooney's factory transition trainer

[StinkBug]

This place is amazing. Seems Mooney people are just awesome people. I've now met 3 people from this forum and all have been super generous and helpful.

[kmyfm20s]

So how's the progress going are you on your way back? I had a 30kts tail wind tonight on the what will be the last segment of your flight. Maybe a Mooney escort is in order for you to bring the new bird home:)

[StinkBug]

I'm in el Paso now at casa de RocketAviator. Talk about a nice guy! Gonna do the rest of the trip tomorrow.

[chrisk]

What's the N-number? With luck, we can see your trip on flightaware.com

[StinkBug]

N6719N. Yesterday's flight showed up on there. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N6719N

[Marauder]

N6719N. Yesterday's flight showed up on there. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N6719N

Looks like you picked up some tail winds at the end of the flight.

Look what else I found. All Mooneys currently in the system.

[StinkBug]

I should be part of that map within the hour!

[StinkBug]

Well I hear from friends that Flight aware didn't pick me up today, but I did make the rest of the trip home without incident. It was actually a very uneventful flight. Most exciting thing was watching someone in a Baron overtake me on the same course, 500' below. I was on flight following, and they were IFR so we both knew we were there, was just a cool view with some mountains underneath us. 

 

Here's a couple pics from the trip.

 

 

 

 

[Marauder]

Glad to hear you made it safely back. Who flew with you? Now you need to post some more pictures off your new plane! Including some of the spinner!

[chrisk]

Glad it worked out and you were not stuck in San Antonio.  It sounds like it was a nice trip, especially in your new to you plane.

[carusoam]

really cool when you realize how much the Barron driver paid to go just a little faster..!

[StinkBug]

Yeah, ATC said he had a 40kt overtake, which is pretty significant, but I was burning 8.4gph, and I'm sure he was more than double that. I couldn't afford to fly at all if I had fuel burn like that. 

[ArtVandelay]

Yeah, ATC said he had a 40kt overtake, which is pretty significant, but I was burning 8.4gph, and I'm sure he was more than double that. I couldn't afford to fly at all if I had fuel burn like that.

Great!? Now he is going to tell all his friends how he blew away a Mooney

[fantom]

really cool when you realize how much the Barron driver paid to go just a little faster..!

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....and be more comfortable, haul more stuff, maybe even be pressurized, and you can't overlook the ramp appeal.