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[Skates97]

I thought my seats were comfortable, until I made my first 4 hour flight and felt something digging into my thigh. I took the seats out and apart and found that the springs no longer had the retainers holding them in place and one was sideways. There were even little dents in the seat bottoms from the springs over the years.

The top of the old cushion (I am assuming from 1965)

Springs, these were sideways so you were essentially sitting on the side of them...

Looking at the bottom of the cushion you can see where the springs were buried up in it.

 

37 minutes ago, Bob_Belville said:

I just had the trim shop who did my seats in leather 5 years ago replace the 3" foam with 5" higher density foam. He was able to stretch the leather enough to accommodate the thicker foam! The mod allows me to get rid of a loose cushion. (Did both seats, Nancy will love hers.)

I did something similar. We replaced the old cushions and springs with Confor Foam. I bought the 1" soft/medium/firm from Aircraft Spruce and then also ordered an additional 1" of the firm from the source to make it 4" thick. When it is cold it takes a little bit to warm and soften up but they are very comfortable even on long trips and I sit about 1 1/2" higher than before.

My son still likes to use this inexpensive but effective cushion we got off Amazon.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UUTCZ8Q/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[jaylw314]

On 1/5/2018 at 7:09 AM, mooneyflyfast said:

You should get a set of 3 in. rudder extensions installed--completely solves the "too close to the panel" and " yoke in lap" problems.

It's on my to-do list, but after the new prop, it's turned into a maybe-some-day list   

[INA201]

I'm 6'3", 205, and I fit comfortably.  My wife is 5'4" and has a ton of room.  I moved up to the 201 from a Piper Archer and there is no chance of going back!  The Mooney is more comfortable for me on long distance flights as well, at least for my height. You'll go faster than an SR20, 182,  DA40, and close to a Bonanza for less costs.  The 182 may carry a little more, comparable room, SLOWER and be similar in overall costs.

[Mcstealth]

On ‎1‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 11:33 PM, Bryan said:

 From my understanding, the 231 is just the Turbo version of the 201 but interior should be near the same with some upgrades (split, folding rear seats, and fully articulating pilot/copilot seats)

231 is considered a "Mid" body while the 201 is not. Correctly though, the interior dimensions should be the same.

[Hank]

13 minutes ago, Mcstealth said:

231 is considered a "Mid" body while the 201 is not. Correctly though, the interior dimensions should be the same.

????

I thought everything from F-K was a midbody. The 231/252/261 are all K models.

[Mcstealth]

5 minutes ago, Hank said:

????

I thought everything from F-K was a midbody. The 231/252/261 are all K models.

Uh-oh. Do I have to turn in my Mooney Merit Badge, again?

I thought the 231 was the first Mid body?

[Hank]

Just now, Mcstealth said:

Uh-oh. Do I have to turn in my Mooney Merit Badge, again?

I thought the 231 was the first Mid body?

My friend's F is a lot longer than my C . . .

Long bodies start with the Porsche-powered L. After that, they changed to Continental engines and stayed long. 

[Marauder]

Uh-oh. Do I have to turn in my Mooney Merit Badge, again?
I thought the 231 was the first Mid body?

If I recall correctly, the “short” bodies are considered to be the A, B, C/D & E models. The mid bodies are the F, G and K models. The long bodies are the R, S and the later alphabet soup numbers.


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[Hank]

14 minutes ago, Marauder said:

 

If I recall correctly, the “short” bodies are considered to be the A, B, C/D & E models. The mid bodies are the F, G and K models. The long bodies are the R, S and the later alphabet soup numbers.


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The J is a mid-body, and the M is a long body . . . . The few remaining Ls are long bodies, too.

Short = A-E

Mid = F-K

Long = L-V (for now)

[Marauder]

The J is a mid-body, and the M is a long body . . . . The few remaining Ls are long bodies, too.
Short = A-E
Mid = F-K
Long = L-V (for now)

Oopsie, forgot the J. Must have been a Freudian slip coming from an F owner.


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[Bob_Belville]

Well... from the M20 (1955, no suffix) to the M20V (2017, running out of Latin Alphabet suffixes) they all have 4 seats. And with few exceptions they all have +/-1000# useful load. 

I'm thinking that the Ford Thunderbird may have had more variations over they years.