CowGoesMooney Posted September 15, 2017 Report Posted September 15, 2017 Howdy all, I'm a college student in Daytona Beach and have been flying a '79 J for almost a year now. I'm entirely self-taught on my Mooney and am very interested in learning from more experienced pilots in the Florida area. I'm also in desperate need of meeting other people with airplanes. If anyone would like to grab lunch somewhere and talk Mooneys (or even fly) with a young person in aviation, I'm your guy! Thanks! Quote
Raptor05121 Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 Hi there (don't see your name) and welcome to the forum. There are a lot of Florida pilots here. I'm over in the Lake City area and I go to Flagler/DAB quite often. We also have a Florida Mooney subforum here with monthly lunch fly-outs [looks like the next is October 14, Flagler (FIN)]. Are you on Facebook? I regularly post N. Fla aviation events. Sept 29th-Oct 1 is the annual Mooney Summit (https://www.mooneysummit.com/) over in Panama City Beach and is used for "bettering the breed". I believe registration is full but you can sign up for the waiting list. The first day (Friday) is open-day at the airport so you could always stop in with the gaggle of 100+ other Mooneys there.@mike_elliott is also a CFI in South Florida that has buku Mooney experience. 1 Quote
CowGoesMooney Posted September 16, 2017 Author Report Posted September 16, 2017 Apologies, my name's Blake Haubold and I am on Facebook. I'll be sure to be at Flagler that day! 1 Quote
Hank Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 If you can, pop over to Panama City Beach, KECB, on Friday 29 September. Many, many Mooneys and pilots will be there for Mooney Summit V, with free time Friday afternoon to wander the ramp and admire each other's planes! Then watch next summer for the announcement of Mooney Summit VI! 1 Quote
carusoam Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 Welcome aboard, Blake. Don't be shy, there is too much to learn. Never enough time to learn it all... Best regards, -a- Quote
Raptor05121 Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 I added you on FB. I see you already know Connor? I love his M20F. Quote
CowGoesMooney Posted September 16, 2017 Author Report Posted September 16, 2017 6 hours ago, Raptor05121 said: I added you on FB. I see you already know Connor? I love his M20F. Yeah! He was my freshman year roommate in college. Same here, had some great times in it. Quote
BKlott Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 Hello Blake. I'm over on the West Coast of FL at FA40 with a 172M. Love your "handle"! 1 Quote
salty Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 Hey bklott, you're just one airport over from me! Quote
BKlott Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 13 hours ago, salty said: Hey bklott, you're just one airport over from me! Yes I am. Years ago, when we were based in Brooksville, we used to stop in to Pilot Country for fuel regularly. Quote
jkhirsch Posted September 18, 2017 Report Posted September 18, 2017 Are you having any specific issues? Quote
mike_elliott Posted September 18, 2017 Report Posted September 18, 2017 Hi Blake, I transitioned Conner in his F when he first got it and was contacted by Colin a few weeks ago to get him up to speed in it, but my schedule isnt conducive right now so I referred him to another Mooney CFI I know. Are you at ER also? Quote
CowGoesMooney Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Posted September 19, 2017 23 hours ago, jkhirsch said: Are you having any specific issues? Nothing specific that I am aware of, just that I'm confident being self-taught means I don't know what everyone else knows. Quote
CowGoesMooney Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Posted September 19, 2017 23 hours ago, mike_elliott said: Hi Blake, I transitioned Conner in his F when he first got it and was contacted by Colin a few weeks ago to get him up to speed in it, but my schedule isnt conducive right now so I referred him to another Mooney CFI I know. Are you at ER also? Hi Mike, Yes, I'm at ER in Daytona. I've been trying to find anyone at DAB with a mooney background and haven't had much luck. Quote
HRM Posted September 20, 2017 Report Posted September 20, 2017 Everyone here is Mooniacal. Be afraid, be very afraid...unless you fly an E, then you can just be Super. Quote
jkhirsch Posted September 20, 2017 Report Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) Here's the best advice I can give you: read the following link and don't listen to a single opinion found here. Some people present facts and those are ok, ignore everything else. http://www.mooneypilots.com/mapalog/M20J Evaluation/M20J_evaluation_report.html Edited September 20, 2017 by jkhirsch 1 Quote
Joe Zuffoletto Posted November 23, 2017 Report Posted November 23, 2017 Welcome, Blake! I was also bitten by the Mooney bug when I was in college; my school's flying club had a brand new J that I flew for two years until I graduated. 30 years later I'm still flying a Mooney! They rock! 1 Quote
mike_elliott Posted November 23, 2017 Report Posted November 23, 2017 I spent some quality time with Blake, He will be a fine steward of his Mooney and an excellent pilot. Welcome! 4 1 Quote
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