Look what showed up at our field today

[MIm20c]

1 hour ago, bonal said:

just out of curiosity i looked up the reg number seems this one had a little mishap while the pilot was running the engine with no one on board the plane decided to start moving and ended up in a field with what looks like maybe a collapsed nose gear. 

Well I still have dibs but it’ll cost him another 50k   

Not sure I’d get out of the aircraft and leave it unoccupied with the prop spinning. Trying to hand prop it by himself?

[Guest]

8 hours ago, Yetti said:

Correct me if I am wrong, but for $4000.00 I could have parachutes for me and my wife.  Some pull pins on the door and I am ready to go.   You can't fix the Cirrus wing and side yoke that seem to get most people low and slow.  3 stall spins in Texas in the last year.  One a high time air force test pilot.

And on here we had a naval aviator park his Mooney in a house.  All airplane types when flown by humans are subject to crashing for many reasons.

Clarence

Edited October 31, 2017 by M20Doc

[Yetti]

1 hour ago, M20Doc said:

And on here we had a naval aviator park his Mooney in a house.  All airplane types when flown by humans are subject to crashing for many reasons.

Clarence

And live.

[Hank]

4 hours ago, bonal said:

this was just over a year ago at 1o2 paint and color is purley subjective. . . . we just cant help having out little Ford VS Chevy debates while all the Dodge fans sit back and chuckle

Yes, paint is very subjective. While I don't necessarily like the colors of some of Mooneys new schemes, I do prefer actual colors over white & color with swirly stripes. But that's just me, and two owners ago who painted my plane.

Edited October 31, 2017 by Hank

[jetdriven]

On 10/29/2017 at 8:23 PM, peevee said:

And you know, the fact that it was designed 20 years ago and not 60. And it's more comfortable and better equipped and has modern avionics.

I don't see many j models truing out at 190 knots either.

Oh and dual alternators and no vacuum system.

Oh, forgot dual ahrs and screens that run reversionary mode.

I love it when people spend 400k on an airplane and thousands a year on fixed cost and brag about saving a few gallons an hour like they're saving real amounts of money.

There are several mooneys that true at 190 KTAS and less fuel burn per trip than a Cirrus. 

Edited November 1, 2017 by jetdriven

[Guest]

10 hours ago, Yetti said:

And live.

Yes in this case. But imagine if Ma and Pa had been sitting on the front porch having an ice tea.

Clarence

[Yetti]

there would have been some spilt pitcher of ice tea

[ShuRugal]

On 10/30/2017 at 9:59 AM, bluehighwayflyer said:

Dude. Don’t kid yourself. Those are the luckiest two guys in the face of the earth. Our roll cage is better than nothing but it was designed for flight loads.  Not crashworthiness.

I have owned Mooneys continuously since 1982 and will probably never own another make of aircraft, but how anyone can begrudge Cirrus for giving their pilots another option in the event of an emergency is beyond me. 

Jim

My father's beef with Cirrus is that they advertise the CAPS as a "bonus safety feature" when in reality it is there because the FAA won't certify the plane without it, as the airframe does not meet spin-recovery requirements.  Their cute little cuffed wing delays the onset of spin, but at the cost of delaying recovery beyond the 1-rotation or 3-second rule.

[Andy95W]

4 hours ago, bluehighwayflyer said:

Hey, I will almost certainly never own one.

Same here.

But I still see the chute as a net positive.

Same here.

[Pissed'Ole-Pete]

On 10/29/2017 at 6:23 PM, peevee said:

 

 

On 10/29/2017 at 6:23 PM, peevee said:

And you know, the fact that it was designed 20 years ago and not 60. And it's more comfortable and better equipped and has modern avionics.

I don't see many j models truing out at 190 knots either.

Oh and dual alternators and no vacuum system.

Oh, forgot dual ahrs and screens that run reversionary mode.

I love it when people spend 400k on an airplane and thousands a year on fixed cost and brag about saving a few gallons an hour like they're saving real amounts of money.

Can you run that Sirrus at an engine speed other than 2700 rpm with an MP over 27"?

Edited November 5, 2017 by Pissed'Ole-Pete

[jackn]

Follow up, I met the owner today. He's self made and an immigrant. He also flys a 182 on floats. Nice guy and very likable. 

The airplane is serial #3, and he took delivery about a month ago. He can paint his plane anyway he sees fit as far as I'm concerned. 

 

[KB4]

On 10/28/2017 at 8:04 PM, peevee said:

Someone actually buy one or was it a factory demo ship?

 

Man that's uh, bad, bad paint.

3 partners bought it.  It's in my hanger at HWV.  They fly in on a beautiful float plane, then go have fun in their new toy.  

[ArtVandelay]

The airplane is serial #3, and he took delivery about a month ago. He can paint his plane anyway he sees fit as far as I'm concerned. 

I like paint job myself, University of Florida grad?

[marky_24]

On 10/29/2017 at 7:15 PM, peevee said:

We'll have to let the market decide. It's a 6 month wait to get a new sr22. How many new mooneys they sell this year again?

Yeah and transformers movies are the #1 movies when they come out, doesn't mean they are the best....

[peevee]

15 minutes ago, marky_24 said:

Yeah and transformers movies are the #1 movies when they come out, doesn't mean they are the best....

How many years now has cirrus outsold mooney? 10? Probably more? Definitely a flash in the pan.... 

[marky_24]

My point is just because more people choose it, doesn't make it the best. In fact I find the opposite true.

McDonald's has the best selling hamburger in the world, is it the best hamburger? 

Edited January 31, 2018 by marky_24

[Dream to fly]

On ‎10‎/‎28‎/‎2017 at 6:32 PM, jackn said:

Not your father's airplane. 

They delivered my plane to the wrong field......

[Tony Starke]

On 10/29/2017 at 8:28 PM, gsengle said:

 

Why ya still here if it’s so lame?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

I was wondering the same thing. 

[carusoam]

Some people are kept here against there will for eternity...

Something they must have done in their previous Flying life.  

Best regards,

-a-

[peevee]

34 minutes ago, Tony Starke said:

I was wondering the same thing. 

Because there are still one or two decent people here. They seem to be dwindling....

 

[Tony Starke]

7 hours ago, peevee said:

Because there are still one or two decent people here. They seem to be dwindling....

 

Actually there are are great number of decent people on here. There is a cornucopia of knowlege that doesn’t exist on other GA sites. Maybe they’re dwindling because they don’t like having their aircraft of choice demeaned. The site is named Mooneyspace. 

[peevee]

59 minutes ago, Tony Starke said:

Actually there are are great number of decent people on here. There is a cornucopia of knowlege that doesn’t exist on other GA sites. Maybe they’re dwindling because they don’t like having their aircraft of choice demeaned. The site is named Mooneyspace. 

you have 3 posts. do you even own an airplane?

[Andy95W]

8 hours ago, peevee said:

Because there are still one or two decent people here. They seem to be dwindling....

 

You could find out where all the decent people went and follow them. 

[Tony Starke]

30 minutes ago, peevee said:

you have 3 posts. do you even own an airplane?

Does that even matter? If I don’t own an airplane am I somehow inferior? Why so argumentative?

Edited February 1, 2018 by Tony Starke

[steingar]

The one thing I'll give the Cirrus is it can get all that speed with the gear hanging down.  No one ever landed gear up in a Cirrus.  And I have to admit, had I the money to buy a Cirrus I'd have the money to feed the parachute.   That said, I'd probably still take the Mooney.