Yetti Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 Which Model should I buy? - An F or if you have lots of money a nicer model of an F Can you use a Mooney off the grass? - Yes What should I look for on a pre buy - Corrosion along the spar, things on the Mooney 100 hour Inspection Which Engine Monitor should I buy? - Best that you can afford. LOP - See engine Monitor answer Shaw areo fuel Caps O ring - 010 and 338 flourosilicone 2 Quote
Hank Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 Which model--Cs also work very well for many of us. They had the longest production run,there are a lot out there. On a Pre-Buy--SB208, steel cage rust, and shock discs (their manufacture date is molded in), dents in the nose gear tube. Test flight--do all avionics work, autopilot / wing leveler fly straight and level; autopilot off, PC off, does the plane fly straight (to check the rigging). Has it flown regularly the last several years? Important for engine life, as well as hoses, gaskets, seals. Gas tanks--check for filler neck rust and date of reseal. 2 Quote
cnoe Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 Which model? - J. Most efficient certified piston airplane ever produced.Does this dress make my butt look large? - "Of course not honey, you're as beautiful now as you were the day we met".Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 2 Quote
mooniac15u Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 Shaw Areo fuel Caps O-rings: MS29513-010 and MS29513-338 per Mooney Service Bulletin 229A http://www.mooney.com/en/sb/M20-229A.pdf AD 85-24-03 requires compliance with Mooney SB 229A and that SB specifies the MS29513 o-rings. Quote
Oldguy Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 Can I fit in a Mooney? They seem awfully small. - Several owners on the forum are 6'5" and over. Tallest I know of is 6'9", but I am trying to get a 7'4" friend of mine to take a ride just to see if he fits. 1 Quote
Marauder Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 49 minutes ago, Oldguy said: Can I fit in a Mooney? They seem awfully small. - Several owners on the forum are 6'5" and over. Tallest I know of is 6'9", but I am trying to get a 7'4" friend of mine to take a ride just to see if he fits. And don't forget "fit" doesn't always mean height. Girth is also another area where the Mooney works well. 3 Quote
Stephen Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Oldguy said: "....but I am trying to get a 7'4" friend of mine to take a ride just to see if he fits." We want pictures! Maybe something like the attached. 1 Quote
jlunseth Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 Riding in a Mooney is very much like riding in a sports car. Low to the ground to reduce drag, the sports car provides room with long footwells. Designed with a low profile to reduce drag in the air, the Mooney also has very long footwells. There is more leg room in a Mooney than Carter has little liver pills, and since you sit very near the floor, there is lots of room between the seat and the headliner. Quote
flyboy0681 Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 13 minutes ago, jlunseth said: Riding in a Mooney is very much like riding in a sports car. Low to the ground to reduce drag, the sports car provides room with long footwells. Designed with a low profile to reduce drag in the air, the Mooney also has very long footwells. There is more leg room in a Mooney than Carter has little liver pills, and since you sit very near the floor, there is lots of room between the seat and the headliner. Interesting response. I have a good friend who flies 767's for a living but he loves flying in the Mooney. I once asked him about that and he said that when he flies day in and day out he literally feels as if he's driving around in a lumbering bus without any sense of speed, but when he gets into the Mooney he feels like he's driving around in a Porsche with the scenery going by fast. 1 Quote
RobertGary1 Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 15 hours ago, cnoe said: Does this dress make my butt look large? - "Of course not honey, you're as beautiful now as you were the day we met". Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Warning. That answer is only correct for white women. Otherwise it's "hell yes":) -Robert 1 Quote
Yetti Posted January 27, 2017 Author Report Posted January 27, 2017 Does this tail make my plane faster - Yes Will I fit?- Al Mooney was 6' 1" - I am 6' 9" There is a seat rail mod that can get you another 3 inches I am short will I fit? Yes - More foam to raise the seat up and Pedal extensions Can you have brakes on the right side? - Yes find a donor plane Quote
Stephen Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 Actually I believe Lurch was exactly 6'9" as well, nowhere near 7'4" . That is NBA territory. Quote
Marauder Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, Stephen said: Actually I believe Lurch was exactly 6'9" as well, nowhere near 7'4" . That is NBA territory. The real test is if you can a person with a girth of 6'9" in the plane. Quote
Stephen Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 Hooowahhh! I think I set middle seat between a couple of those on AA. Bad news crowded, good news no sharp corners. 1 Quote
jlunseth Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) On 1/27/2017 at 1:01 PM, flyboy0681 said: Interesting response. I have a good friend who flies 767's for a living but he loves flying in the Mooney. I once asked him about that and he said that when he flies day in and day out he literally feels as if he's driving around in a lumbering bus without any sense of speed, but when he gets into the Mooney he feels like he's driving around in a Porsche with the scenery going by fast. I used to have an MGA. You felt like you were sitting right on the road, and you had a real sense of how fast the center stripe dashes were going by. I loved that car, I rebuilt that car. It had a roll bar behind the driver and one night a woman hit us, stopped in a string of cars at a freeway entrance. Her car climbed the trunk and stopped at that roll bar, right behind our heads. Saved us. Like the Mooney steel cage, which I hope I never have an opportunity to use. Edited February 1, 2017 by jlunseth 1 Quote
gsxrpilot Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 My very first car, purchased two weeks before turning 16, with money I'd saved working odd jobs for years, was an MGB-GT. I loved that car. I also learned to use a set of tools trying to keep it running. 5 Quote
DonMuncy Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 I think it is more than a coincidence that so many of us come from a sports car background. If you drove British cars you learned to work on them. 3 Quote
Marauder Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 My very first car, purchased two weeks before turning 16, with money I'd saved working odd jobs for years, was an MGB-GT. I loved that car. I also learned to use a set of tools trying to keep it running. I think it is more than a coincidence that so many of us come from a sports car background. If you drove British cars you learned to work on them. I drove a Fiat 128 Coupe in high school. The car had tons of electrical issues and I could never get the horn to work despite numerous efforts. It only passed inspection because I always arranged to have my buddy do it at his father's garage.One day I am driving down a road and the police had set up a road stop. Back in those days they needed a reason to do this, so they called it a "safety inspection" even though they were looking for drunks. I saw cars in front of me turning on turn signals, so I figured I was safe -- I knew they worked.The officer asked me to beep my horn. I hit the button and surprisingly it beeped. A sound I never heard that car make. I was passed through and a quarter mile down the road I went to beep it again. It didn't beep and never worked again for all the time I owned it. To this day I am convinced the car knew if it didn't beep it was going to get me into trouble. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 5 Quote
thinwing Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 9 hours ago, Marauder said: The real test is if you can a person with a girth of 6'9" in the plane. I knew it 1 Quote
dlthig Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 6 hours ago, DonMuncy said: I think it is more than a coincidence that so many of us come from a sports car background. If you drove British cars you learned to work on them. Why to the Brits drink warm beer? Because Lucas makes their refrigerators as well. My dad gave me a MG Midget when I was in high school. He had an A when he was single and I guess he was trying to live vicariously through me a little. It lasted a little over a year and ended up with an electrical failure. I still have it 30 years later, but the rats have eaten everything that wasn't metal. I digress........ 3 Quote
Bob_Belville Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 Very interesting. I had an Austin Healey Sprite (Midget without the wire wheels), and a MGB GT before I was 23. I also had Morris Minor, a Peugeot 403, and a MG 1000 sedan before that. Lucas is a four letter word. 2 Quote
jlunseth Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 So there you have it. A Mooney fits like a sports car. A little more technical to get in and out of, but once you are in it the fit is great and there is plenty of room regardless of how tall you are. It even feels like a sports car on the ground, you sit low and the suspension is stiff, so you feel the "road" really well. I have sat in my plane with two full sized guys many times, yes you are shoulder to shoulder, but that part works too. 2 Quote
AH-1 Cobra Pilot Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 7 minutes ago, jlunseth said: So there you have it. A Mooney fits like a sports car. A little more technical to get in and out of, but once you are in it the fit is great and there is plenty of room regardless of how tall you are. My problem is on my right calf. That middle thing pokes the crap out of me! I just completed a 4 hour solo trip from Texas, and I found it best to slide the seat back and put my right leg in the copilot leg-way. I used to fly my C-152 like this: Left foot on the pilot's left rudder pedal, right foot on the copilot's right rudder pedal. 1 Quote
Cyril Gibb Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 5 hours ago, dlthig said: Why to the Brits drink warm beer? Because Lucas makes their refrigerators as well. My dad gave me a MG Midget when I was in high school. He had an A when he was single and I guess he was trying to live vicariously through me a little. It lasted a little over a year and ended up with an electrical failure. I still have it 30 years later, but the rats have eaten everything that wasn't metal. I digress........ I've had Minis, MGA, MGB , MGB-GT, TR4, TR6 and TR7. (probably an early indication of masochism) Your Midget lasted a year before electrical failure????? Buy a lottery ticket! I don't think I ever went a whole month without getting the tools out at the side of the road. 2 Quote
Bob_Belville Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 4 minutes ago, Cyril Gibb said: I've had Minis, MGA, MGB , MGB-GT, TR4, TR6 and TR7. (probably an early indication of masochism) Your Midget lasted a year before electrical failure????? Buy a lottery ticket! I don't think I ever went a whole month without getting the tools out at the side of the road. In 1967 I traded my Austin Healey Sprite in for a MGB GT. We had our first baby on the way, but I felt like the 2 year old Sprite was just about worn out. It had 20,000 miles on it. The poor little sewing machine motor turned about 4000 RPM to go over 60. At least that's my memory Quote
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