Need a checkout in Dallas area

[Greg252AY]

I just purchased my first mooney, a 1986 252. I just sold my trusty cessna182 and looking forward to some speed. Looking for someone in the dalas area to give me a checkout. Looking forward to be part of the mooney community.

Greg

[carusoam]

Welcome aboard Greg.

Best regards,

-a-

[Parker_Woodruff]

Sending you a PM.  My availability is a bit patchy, but I'll see if we can work something out.

 

I used to own a 1987 M20K

[IndyTim]

Congratulations Greg.  Good choice.

 

I love my 252 - Parker's old plane.  The 252 has tremendous flexibility in terms of speed, altitude, and range.  It flies like it's on rails, is a fantastic IFR bird with multiple redundancies, and like all Mooneys is a strong, well-built aircraft. 

 

Parker helped with my transistion training as well -- he's local to your area.

 

Feel free to get in touch to discuss operating a 252.  For me, the three topics that I struggled with the most (so far) have been:

 

a) how to control speed on descent in order to not be fast on touchdown.  (both air- and vertical speeds need to be managed)

how to manage engine temps, especially at higher altitudes where the 252 really shines

c) not really a problem, rather a learning curve: what the true performance numbers and power settings should be at various altitudes, allowing me to best plan for weather and winds.

[Greg252AY]

Thanks Tim for the reply, are there any software programs available for the 252 to take advantage of the various altitudes to fly? FlyQ worked great for my 182 because it was basically the same tas at any altitude. 

[DonMuncy]

Definitely contact Parker. He is good, and a nice guy.

[Geoff]

+1 for Parker

[IndyTim]

Thanks Tim for the reply, are there any software programs available for the 252 to take advantage of the various altitudes to fly? FlyQ worked great for my 182 because it was basically the same tas at any altitude.

At 68% power, I plan:

at 10-11,000 --- 165kts LOP, 170 kts ROP

add 2 knots for each 1,000 ft altitude from there.

I see 182 kts ROP at 17000, and 192-194 kts ROP at FL210-220. I don't normally run LOP above 16000 - easier to keep temps down running ROP at higher altitudes. And when I'm high I'm usually there for speed anyway.

Tou can interpolate from there. No software that I'm aware of, although fltplan.com does a nice job of altitude planning w/r/t winds, but you have to set up all your speeds at different altitudes and phases of flight, manually. Once set up, it works well.

[BigTex]

Contact Jerry Johnson. You can't find anyone better.

[Greg252AY]

It turns out that Parker works for the insurance company I use in Dallas. Heard good things about Jerry Johnson as well. I'm sure either one can help me. Plane just passed pre buy and I am excited to start taking some trips. Thanks for the info on Parker and Jerry

[jastu23]

Contact Jerry Johnson. You can't find anyone better.

+1 for Jerry Johnson. He took me under his wing helping me get to a MAPA class in Branson while I was still an IFR student. Oh, yeah, if you haven't yet, register for the Fort Worth class in October, I think. Also, I fly out of TKI and there are two great Mooney guys instructing there that helped me with my J model. Happy to get you their info if you need.

[DonMuncy]

I have flown with both Parker and Jerry. I heartily recommend both.

[Texasmooneypilot]

I am also based at KTKI and have used Jerry Johnson for my initial transition training about 10 years ago.  Jerry has a lot of Mooney time and is a nice guy. 

 

Good luck