ShermAv8tor Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 Love your new plane! Congrats on the acqusition! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowflyin Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Congrats! Really nice bird!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameIsNobody Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 2 hours ago, bluehighwayflyer said: I just came across these pearls of wisdom from former Mooney owner and author Gordon Baxter, Brian. It seemed appropriate to post to this thread. Enjoy them along with that beautiful new Bo of yours. Jim http://www.csobeech.com/files/WhoFliesBonanzas.pdf I love how that article was written. Good stuff Jim. Thank you for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flight2000 Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Thanks Jim, great article that I hadn't seen before....and yes, they really do argue about the Debonair versus Bonanza name....mine has the Bonanza name plate on the fuselage as delivered in 1968, so I'm sticking with that.... The ABS is really a great source of information about all Beech models (they have Owners Manuals/POH's online in the members section for just about every model out there). The online courses are a wealth of information for new Beech pilots. My biggest question is why does MAPA not have anything like that for new Mooney pilots and perspective owners? Cheers, Brian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flight2000 Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 So I went flying on Friday morning and did some experimenting with different settings just to see what the plane would do at 10,500 feet over Lake Tahoe and Truckee, CA. Fuel flow was noted with the mechanical gauge and the Shadin MiniFlo. WOT/2400, 14.7 gph, 45F OAT, 146 KIAS = 173 KTAS 19"/2300, 10.7 gph, 45F OAT, 132 KIAS = 156 KTAS Both verified with three GPS legs. I'm sure the boaters on Tahoe were wondering WTH is that guy doing up there... Cheers, Brian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameIsNobody Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 2 hours ago, Skmoore63 said: Beautiful E! 173 KTAS is great! Enjoy! Not in the E. In brand "B" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbuck Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 That's a great looking plane! Congrats! I didn't realize you were a ND fan, Brian! I am currently a Notre Dame grad student. (Makes for a lot less flying than I was doing before.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flight2000 Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 48 minutes ago, rbuck said: That's a great looking plane! Congrats! I didn't realize you were a ND fan, Brian! I am currently a Notre Dame grad student. (Makes for a lot less flying than I was doing before.) Thanks! More of a closet ND fan since my entire extended family (to include my wife) graduated from there. I'm from the state next door and will always bleed Scarlet and Grey (tOSU)...I was not "authorized" to go with those colors in either case, so blue and gold it is..... Cheers, Brian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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