Pasturepilot Posted November 20, 2019 Report Posted November 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, Raptor05121 said: Well not directly related to the Mooney, but I did this today: Don’t need a multi rating if you’re only gonna run one of them. 2 2 Quote
tigers2007 Posted November 21, 2019 Report Posted November 21, 2019 After he gets his ATP, I hope we don’t lose Alex one day to those buffoons on the JetCareers forum... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Raptor05121 Posted November 21, 2019 Author Report Posted November 21, 2019 3 hours ago, kpaul said: Alex, When flying twin engine airplanes it is best to start both engines, otherwise you are better off in your Money. Seminole is a shitty plane. Good trainer but shitty plane. It does 150kts on 20gph 4 Quote
RLCarter Posted November 21, 2019 Report Posted November 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Raptor05121 said: Seminole is a shitty plane. Good trainer but shitty plane. It does 150kts on 20gph Better than 145kts on 25gph......Shittier plane, your Mooney has spoiled you....lol Quote
Guest Posted November 21, 2019 Report Posted November 21, 2019 The Seminole may not be great, but it did sell more than the Mooney twin. Clarence Quote
Raptor05121 Posted November 21, 2019 Author Report Posted November 21, 2019 I would have LOVED to had that in my logbook! 1 Quote
carusoam Posted November 21, 2019 Report Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, M20Doc said: The Seminole may not be great, but it did sell more than the Mooney twin. Clarence Check out... the trim setting and prop pitch lots o Mooneys parked on grass that day... on the as parked... Mooney twin... what would be the cruise speed of a Mooney 400...? Being a continuously low annual flight time pilot... Single engine ops are for me... SEL... But, high power SEL always gets my attention... Keep up the good work, Alex! Best regards, -a- Quote
Raptor05121 Posted December 21, 2019 Author Report Posted December 21, 2019 Passed my Commercial Multi-Addon. 5.6 hours I think total time. Not Mooney related other than I took my plane to the checkride location. 15 Quote
carusoam Posted December 21, 2019 Report Posted December 21, 2019 Way to go Alex! Commercial / Multi.... What’s next on the list? ATP? Sea - Plane? Best regards, -a- Quote
Raptor05121 Posted December 21, 2019 Author Report Posted December 21, 2019 Eventually CFI. I'd like to get a job hopefully flying twins or something. I just need to get out of the government office where I work. I go in when its dark and leave when its dark. No windows, only cameras looking outside. I'm burntout. Quote
MB65E Posted December 21, 2019 Report Posted December 21, 2019 Nice work Alex!! Survey and pipeline are still good ways to build time. Know a guy that flew 900hrs in 6mo. Another guy just got a mapping contract in a 172. They gave him a credit card, $535 a week, a 172, and said go for 8mo. Everyone keeps telling me how great the airlines are... it’s all good until you get to stand in the same line at Wendy’s at LAS. Maybe I’m in denial. But the retirement at the majors is starting to be insane. The math checks out after 30 years to have Over 3.0m given in retirement funds at the two big cargo flyers. That’s with a normal paycheck! Florida has some good AF Guard and Reserve units. -Matt 2 Quote
Raptor05121 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Report Posted December 22, 2019 Yup I'm gunning for survey. Seems I'm in the middle of the dead zone for the season. I wish I could do something with the military. I'm blind in one eye and short of being a cook at an air base, I'll never get to fly the cool stuff. 3 Quote
EricJ Posted December 22, 2019 Report Posted December 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Raptor05121 said: Yup I'm gunning for survey. Seems I'm in the middle of the dead zone for the season. I wish I could do something with the military. I'm blind in one eye and short of being a cook at an air base, I'll never get to fly the cool stuff. Did you get a waiver for a Class II? One of my eyes is bad enough that I had to get a waiver for a Class III, and pretty much didn't have the means to pursue anything past that, medically. Now I'm on basic med for the same reason. Quote
kpaul Posted December 22, 2019 Report Posted December 22, 2019 5 hours ago, Raptor05121 said: Yup I'm gunning for survey. Seems I'm in the middle of the dead zone for the season. I wish I could do something with the military. I'm blind in one eye and short of being a cook at an air base, I'll never get to fly the cool stuff. Are you correctable to 20/20 with glasses? That is the current requirement for the AF. Lots of my co-workers wear glasses or contacts. Quote
Raptor05121 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Report Posted December 22, 2019 3 hours ago, EricJ said: Did you get a waiver for a Class II? One of my eyes is bad enough that I had to get a waiver for a Class III, and pretty much didn't have the means to pursue anything past that, medically. Now I'm on basic med for the same reason. I have a SODA (Statement of Demonstrated Ability) with a second class medical 35 minutes ago, kpaul said: Are you correctable to 20/20 with glasses? That is the current requirement for the AF. Lots of my co-workers wear glasses or contacts. No. My brain never looked out of my right eye. Birth defect. Its 20/200 Quote
EricJ Posted December 22, 2019 Report Posted December 22, 2019 51 minutes ago, Raptor05121 said: I have a SODA (Statement of Demonstrated Ability) with a second class medical No. My brain never looked out of my right eye. Birth defect. Its 20/200 Interesting. That's pretty much how mine is, too, but not quite as bad. Glad that you got the SODA. Mine was for distant-vision only and once I got old enough that I could no longer finagle the near-vision, too, I just went to basic med. Quote
Brian E. Posted December 23, 2019 Report Posted December 23, 2019 On 11/21/2019 at 6:44 AM, M20Doc said: The Seminole may not be great, but it did sell more than the Mooney twin. Clarence Maybe it's just me...that's kinda of ugly... Quote
Guest Posted December 23, 2019 Report Posted December 23, 2019 10 hours ago, Brian E. said: Maybe it's just me...that's kinda of ugly... It sure didn’t win any beauty contests! Clarence Quote
cferr59 Posted December 23, 2019 Report Posted December 23, 2019 10 hours ago, Brian E. said: Maybe it's just me...that's kinda of ugly... I don't know. Kinda looks like a Mooney and Piper Apache had a child. Quote
MinneMooney Posted December 30, 2019 Report Posted December 30, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 8:27 PM, Brian E. said: Maybe it's just me...that's kinda of ugly... With a Capital “U”! What’s with that dorsal fin? Quote
Raptor05121 Posted January 1, 2020 Author Report Posted January 1, 2020 On 12/30/2019 at 11:57 AM, MinneMooney said: With a Capital “U”! What’s with that dorsal fin? Twins need more vertical fin to overcome adverse yaw when you lose an engine Quote
RLCarter Posted January 6, 2020 Report Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Raptor05121 said: I did a thing Sure wish they would have been available when I pulled the trigger, really wanted the SkyBeacon with ADS-B in on the other side but oh well Edited January 6, 2020 by RLCarter 1 Quote
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