Hey High Plains I like the "low-wing" photo...

[scottfromiowa]

Hmmmmm brand C or a P-51.....?  Low wing wins again!  Better performance, sound and look in your basic P-51 vs. brand C.  Although if you want a P-51 with better fuel burn, buy/fly a Mooney vs. brand C.

[sleepingsquirrel]

I agree, if you could put a tail wheel on a Mooney and teach it the bad habits of a powerful taildragger you would have a P51 that burns 10 GPH instead of 60 GPH. If you put a tail wheel on a Cessna .... you would have a Cessna with bad habits.

Fine young co pilot you got there, that's about the age I started flying with my Uncle in Cessnas. I took me nearly 50 years to find a better airplane!

 

[DaV8or]

Quote: sleepingsquirrel

Three of my favorite pass times,sailing ,sleeping,flying

[sleepingsquirrel]

Hi,

 I'm sure you are aware of my situation from the get go. I'm using an alias avatar because I didn't want my better half to discover my indiscretion before I had time to execute Plan A , (ref: nice vfr 68 c for sale on ebay; ref: more Mooney than brains). I was afraid that an avatar in my natural pose connected with my Indian name would be a dead give away

  So here I am with an update. Now that I have learned about time travel ,Mooney miles per minute are metaphysically different than Cessna miles per minute, I used this new found skill to simply displace time. I never had to lie to my wife about the Mooney. I had purchased and taken delivery of it in the past and have, had it delivered and presented in a present time (now about two weeks ago). The time for purchase was when I became confident enough in my plan to show her a run-out Beech ,pretty enough and a four seater. The price did not appear offensive to her. When I sensed her interest in a bigger plane , I moved into action by showing her very nice , very expensive Mooneys on Ebay over a period of a few days. I skillfully interlaced the Mooney I was going to buy and have delivered with the others ( time displacement ). All the time carefully measuring her mood until , voila' the deal was done and the airplane magically appeared on our field in a present time. (now about two weeks ago)  She was well aware that I had found a jewel of a deal, great stats, great price, and that I was already turning away offers for the Cessna. So far no skin off my nose, no doghouse duty, I have never felt more adroit. This is saying volumes , my wife is the youngest of six with five older BROTHERS! There has never been anything I have thought  or done  that she had not anticipated two weeks before my feeble mind came up with the idea! She learned from the some of the best!

disclaimer:  Time travel is not inherently dangerous in a Mooney, attempts in other aircraft could result in injury or death while exceeding Vne, side effects of time travel include; headaches, mild nausea, occasional faintness of heart and self doubt

If you're still with me, you might ask; If Plan A failed, what then? What is Plan B?

Plan B is elegant in its simplicity and requires no special skill of any kind.  Simply fall to the floor, curl into the fetal position and suck my thumb until room temperature returns to something below the fury of six hells !

until we meet again,

Sleepingsquirrel

 

[scottfromiowa]

She's known all along Silver Fox.  She just wants to ride in the Mooney too...and is tired of waiting.

[highplains]

Sheesh!  I'm working on it!  You cannot imagine how difficult it is to step out of the shadow of the Cessna wing and into the bright and glorious sunlight the Mooney wing will hopefully offer.  Then again, maybe you can.  

Squirrel, my co-conspirator is my 5 year old son.  He loves to fly, and I've got him convinced a Mooney is the way to go.  Mommy is a harder sell, though.  

I'll throw in this bit about the 182 photos that have drawn critics from far and wide.  280 HP turning a three blade prop burning an appalling 14-15gph for a mind bending 140KTAS.  Fuel burn is actually worse than that, 14-15 gph is just the  cruise burn.  You don't want to look at the flow on the take-off roll.  The 182 has served its purpose in my flying education, now I want to move on.

The Mustang is for sale by the way.  Supposedly, it is as close to an original airframe/engine ship that is out there.  I was told it is not pieced together from several different airframes as many sometimes are.    

[scottfromiowa]

  Good rebuttal.  Brain cool under the shady wing and all that.  Nice.  Ah yes, the wife.  You could go the route of the squirrel...or not.

[sleepingsquirrel]

According to Amelia, if there is going to be trouble either way, it may as well be for buying the P51 Mustang. Skip the Mooney step! Be sure to get plenty of tail dragger time first. Thanks for confirming the stats on the 182 it just helps my case.

[Hank]

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I'll throw in this bit about the 182 photos that have drawn critics from far and wide.  280 HP turning a three blade prop burning an appalling 14-15gph for a mind bending 140KTAS.  Fuel burn is actually worse than that, 14-15 gph is just the  cruise burn.  You don't want to look at the flow on the take-off roll.  The 182 has served its purpose in my flying education, now I want to move on.

[Amelia]

Squirrel,it's like my dear southern mama said, "Might as well be hanged for a sheep as a goat." Go for it. Oh, wait:

remember the 'four-place' spec. Last I looked, the average P51 came up short in that department.

[sleepingsquirrel]

 I've been thinking about High Plains ' delimma. You know how kids are, right? They simply repeat anything they hear Daddy say. (even the electric blue stuff)  All High Plains has to do while checking the oil , is say "This plane isn't safe  to fly any more". True if he needs to add a quart of oil. and only BEFORE he adds the oil. While checking the flight surfaces he casually remarks,"This plane is not safe to fly anymore, just look how wiggley these things are" (outright lie) but pretty scary. How about , "This plane uses so much gas it's not safe to fly". True, it uses so much gas I can't believe it can get off the ground without running out myself. A statement like , "Mooneys have the best safety record, now there is a safe airplane". True, just ask any  Mooney owner(living).

 Before long Mommy will be demanding a safer airplane , something like a Mooney. No amount of arguing could change her mind.

 Look at the innocent face of High Plains' co pilot. Who wouldn't believe anything that child told them? If that kid told me he saw a rooster dipping snuff, I'd have to run that bird down to look for a snuff box under it's wing! High Plains , let your co conspirator,..... I mean co pilot pull the trigger. You're just not using all your resources. Besides how much trouble can a five year old get into?

 They also look much more natural executing Plan B!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[highplains]

Squirrel,

How devilishly brilliant of you to suggest I enlist the aid of a child.  Your wife barely stands a chance against your devious intellect.  Not even really sporting even....

JV