Gerbil Posted October 20, 2017 Report Posted October 20, 2017 Hello folks, After much planning and some shopping around I bought a nice 74 Executive a week and a half ago. We bought it from a gentleman in Colorado Springs and flew it hope to Dayton over two days taking the opportunity to do some sight seeing along the way. It was like a mini vacation and we started to get to know the airplane. It is pretty amazing. When I was doing my research I was looking at speed numbers, weights, fuel capacity, range and things like that. Now that I am starting to plan and execute flights the capability of this plane is just fantastic. I just transitioned from a Cessna 175 which was a pretty good traveler but this Mooney is great! It feels good that my research paid off. I have a fully IFR outfitted traveling machine that makes good time and uses relatively little fuel to do it. I'm excited! Gerbil 18 Quote
INA201 Posted October 20, 2017 Report Posted October 20, 2017 Congratulations! Beautiful plane. Quote
wcb Posted October 20, 2017 Report Posted October 20, 2017 Congratulations and you are welcome (I almost bought that one before I got my 76F) Quote
Skates97 Posted October 20, 2017 Report Posted October 20, 2017 Congratulations! She looks very nice. Quote
Hank Posted October 20, 2017 Report Posted October 20, 2017 Congratulations!! You are now truly free to roam around the country.  Quote
Bryan Posted October 20, 2017 Report Posted October 20, 2017 Congrats! i bought an Executive just under a year ago - great frame. I now upgraded to a K because the F had old avionics in it and wanted someone else to install. You'll love it transitioning from the Cessna. Quote
MB65E Posted October 20, 2017 Report Posted October 20, 2017 Neat! Did your 175 still have the go-300? Thats a great airplane. My grandpa has a 59. Poor mans 182!! It would walk away from late mode 200k 172's. Enjoy your new machine!! -Matt Quote
M20FanJesse Posted October 20, 2017 Report Posted October 20, 2017 That is an awesome paint job, and congrats!!! Quote
mike_elliott Posted October 20, 2017 Report Posted October 20, 2017 7 hours ago, Gerbil said: Hello folks, After much planning and some shopping around I bought a nice 74 Executive a week and a half ago. We bought it from a gentleman in Colorado Springs and flew it hope to Dayton over two days taking the opportunity to do some sight seeing along the way. It was like a mini vacation and we started to get to know the airplane. It is pretty amazing. When I was doing my research I was looking at speed numbers, weights, fuel capacity, range and things like that. Now that I am starting to plan and execute flights the capability of this plane is just fantastic. I just transitioned from a Cessna 175 which was a pretty good traveler but this Mooney is great! It feels good that my research paid off. I have a fully IFR outfitted traveling machine that makes good time and uses relatively little fuel to do it. I'm excited! Gerbil Fantastic! Do yourself a favor and spend a little time with Karl Ludolph, also based at Xenia. He will teach you how to really and properly fly that plane! 1 Quote
Hector Posted October 20, 2017 Report Posted October 20, 2017 Congratulation. You are now a Mooniac!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Bob - S50 Posted October 20, 2017 Report Posted October 20, 2017 Congratulations and welcome aboard. Quote
steingar Posted October 20, 2017 Report Posted October 20, 2017 Looks spanky. Â Maybe we'll meet up at Urbana or someplace. Quote
rbridges Posted October 20, 2017 Report Posted October 20, 2017 Congrats. I've loved every minute of owning mi e. Quote
Bartman Posted October 21, 2017 Report Posted October 21, 2017 I remember the feeling when I got my J. Enjoy !!! Quote
Gerbil Posted October 21, 2017 Author Report Posted October 21, 2017 22 hours ago, MB65E said: Neat! Did your 175 still have the go-300? Thats a great airplane. My grandpa has a 59. Poor mans 182!! It would walk away from late mode 200k 172's. Enjoy your new machine!! -Matt Yes she still had the GO-300 in there. Great flying plane and I did a lot of traveling and photo work with it. I could get it to do about anything I wanted it to except 150knots. Now ere is a guy in Oklahoma who is really enjoying her. Gerbil Quote
Gerbil Posted October 21, 2017 Author Report Posted October 21, 2017 (edited) 17 hours ago, mike_elliott said: Fantastic! Do yourself a favor and spend a little time with Karl Ludolph, also based at Xenia. He will teach you how to really and properly fly that plane! I'll have to ask around and look him up. I actually keep this Mooney at New Carlisle though. Gerbil Edited October 21, 2017 by Gerbil Quote
Gerbil Posted October 21, 2017 Author Report Posted October 21, 2017 13 hours ago, steingar said: Looks spanky.  Maybe we'll meet up at Urbana or someplace. Breakfast is at Clinton county tomorrow.... Come on over we'll be there. Gerbil Quote
Gerbil Posted October 21, 2017 Author Report Posted October 21, 2017 Thank you all for the nice replays and compliments. I did a lot of research to arrive at the decision to get a Mooney and so far I am really pleased with how well it is working out. So far it feels like I made a good choice. Gerbil Quote
Hank Posted October 21, 2017 Report Posted October 21, 2017 Just now, Gerbil said:  . . . so far I am really pleased with how well it is working out. So far it feels like I made a good choice. Gerbil It's been ten years(!), and I still feel that way. Quote
Raptor05121 Posted October 21, 2017 Report Posted October 21, 2017 Great looking plane and welcome to the community! Quote
steingar Posted October 21, 2017 Report Posted October 21, 2017 9 hours ago, Gerbil said: Breakfast is at Clinton county tomorrow.... Come on over we'll be there. Gerbil Wish I could, but I’m just too hip. Another day. Quote
NJMac Posted October 21, 2017 Report Posted October 21, 2017 10 hours ago, Gerbil said: I'll have to ask around and look him up. I actually keep this Mooney at New Carlisle though. Gerbil Small world! Congrats on your new plane. My wife and I just got an E. Being from Troy, I actually emailed Colleen about keeping our plane at your field and the impression I took away from her emails was that i had to audition and prove mtself to be part of your club there. We choose to base as Sidney after those emails.  Quote
Gerbil Posted October 22, 2017 Author Report Posted October 22, 2017 13 hours ago, NJMac said: Small world! Congrats on your new plane. My wife and I just got an E. Being from Troy, I actually emailed Colleen about keeping our plane at your field and the impression I took away from her emails was that i had to audition and prove mtself to be part of your club there. We choose to base as Sidney after those emails.  Its not that bad. We have a pretty nice airport and a good membership base. We do require new members to be sponsored, go through a probationary period and then vote on their membership. Its actually a good thing and not as inconvenient as it sounds. The hard part is getting a hangar. We are scant on hangar space right now. I hope you like your E. (I responded to your other thread) So far I am really impressed with how my F travels. Maybe I'll see you around. Gerbil 1 Quote
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