Godfather Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 21 minutes ago, chrixxer said: Probably Tuesday the 23rd. Why AVQ? Ken is based at AVQ and has been very helpful to people looking at and buying Mooney aircraft. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLRDMD Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 20 hours ago, chrixxer said: Probably Tuesday the 23rd. Why AVQ? Cheaper fuel, uncontrolled, much easier and faster in and out. TUS is a class C with multiple runways and you'll spend a lot of time taxiing and waiting for airliners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffy Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Ya TUS can be a bear but I use Tucson Jet Center and runway 21 Get it 9 times out of 10 if I ask. In and out quick BUT gas is higher priced. The price of being closer to where I need to go in TUS Biggest PIA is the need for the departure clearance but I'm 345 degrees at 8500' and outta there. Bring a sun shade to anywhere down there in the summer. Cockpit gets HOT! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffy Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 OH Ya gotta know where A mountain is also :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herlihy Brother Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 I've been commuting in the 1964 E from California to Texas for 12 years --never been AOG yet. If I lose an alternator I buy a charger at the local auto shop and charge the battery it in the hotel room, and fly by pilotage. The cheapest stops for fuel in the nation are along your straight line route, which mirrors my route. I tried the Tuscon route but didn't like it--felt way more remote and the view was not as nice as sedona on the i40 route. I understand that the DHS/USCBP/DEA have stopped terrorizing us along that route--I haven't been tracked, barrel muzzled, served, cuffed and mooney dismantled over my objection (by a non-A&P drug cop) in 5-6 +years anyway, but I still must plan for that psychologically. I stopped flying this route route at night at the same time (they were tracking me IFR at night) because these engines do quit-the mooney io-360-a1a with 1200 smoh mattituck lost a cylinder (exhaust valve) one night (10pm) at 400 agl after takeoff. The original engine is up to 2700smoh 5700tt now with no problems since. Following I40 at night is a great view from above the traffic. Hard to imagine a worse choice a/c for your c1-c5 vertebrae than a mooney over new mexico & az. I slow the IAS down to 120 quite a bit. that wing just will not give and when you are low on fuel the airframe is sooo light, ouch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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