rbridges Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 On 4/19/2017 at 9:10 PM, thinwing said: It's the visuals!...once it's burned into your retinas....Well have you thought of the priesthood? you can't unremember some things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnoe Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 A really nice M20C is what set the hook for me as well. Start there with relatively minimal commitment and see what happens. See if you can get a flight with [mention=11273]cnoe[/mention]. He flies a really nice J out of the Houston area. You'll also want a ride in a C, E, etc. But a ride with Chuck in his J will give you a wealth of information applicable to all Mooneys. Absolutely I'll give you a ride. But you may have to play safety pilot while I shoot a practice approach or two. I'll send you a PM to see if we can coordinate. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clh Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 On 4/19/2017 at 7:15 PM, ILikeMooneys said: Thanks for the welcome! Any Houston area C pilots around that are willing to let me take a seat in their bird? I have an E which is the same sized cabin..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBDiagMan Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 On April 20, 2017 at 2:21 AM, gsxrpilot said: A really nice M20C is what set the hook for me as well. Start there with relatively minimal commitment and see what happens. See if you can get a flight with @cnoe. He flies a really nice J out of the Houston area. You'll also want a ride in a C, E, etc. But a ride with Chuck in his J will give you a wealth of information applicable to all Mooneys. Yes. Check gave Sandy and I a ride while we're in Galveston at Spring Break. Chuck is a great and gracious guy and as Paul said, you will learn a ton from him. Fly safety pilot for him if you can so he can shoot an approach. I wanted to do that for him, but it didn't work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILikeMooneys Posted April 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 9 hours ago, MBDiagMan said: Yes. Check gave Sandy and I a ride while we're in Galveston at Spring Break. Chuck is a great and gracious guy and as Paul said, you will learn a ton from him. Fly safety pilot for him if you can so he can shoot an approach. I wanted to do that for him, but it didn't work out. Thanks for the pirep! I have touched base with @cnoe and @clh, both of which have offered to let me have a peek at their birds. No C's yet, but an E and a J should be a great start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 17 minutes ago, ILikeMooneys said: Thanks for the pirep! I have touched base with @cnoe and @clh, both of which have offered to let me have a peek at their birds. No C's yet, but an E and a J should be a great start. Keep in mind the differences between the E, J, and the C you're looking for. They're really not that much. Both the E and the J are 200 hp fuel injected (no carb heat) while the C is 180 hp carb'ed. Most C's will have manual gear while all J's have electric gear, and the E depends on the year model. The J will have an additional 5" behind the front seats and 5" in the baggage compartment. The E is the exact same fuselage as the C. Sitting in the front seats, the cockpit environment will be effectively the same between all three. Enjoy, hope you get a flight soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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