0TreeLemur Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Hi everyone, My wife and I made our first long cross-country this weekend: 1600 NM round-trip to Colorado and back from Alabama. On the return with favorable winds we did the 800 miles in 5.0 hours. The trip out took 6.5. With the PC system and properly trimmed, it almost acted like there was an autopilot on board. Sweet. My only complaint- cold knees. My wife had a heavy coat she used for a blanket. I didn't. The central duct put out a nice jet of hot air, as did the two ducts pointing towards the rudder pedals- just not enough of it. The door seal is pretty leaky in the bottom front corner. Probably need to look at that before the next long cold flight. We think we really like this aircraft. Smiles all around. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steingar Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Congrats. My first was bringing mine home. Mine gets a cold breeze too. Oh, and on that flight I climbed up to smooth air, trimmed it out, set the autopilot and felt like a passenger. I love my Mooney. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Trotter Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 52 minutes ago, Fred_2O said: Hi everyone, My wife and I made our first long cross-country this weekend: 1600 NM round-trip to Colorado and back from Alabama. On the return with favorable winds we did the 800 miles in 5.0 hours. The trip out took 6.5. With the PC system and properly trimmed, it almost acted like there was an autopilot on board. Sweet. My only complaint- cold knees. My wife had a heavy coat she used for a blanket. I didn't. The central duct put out a nice jet of hot air, as did the two ducts pointing towards the rudder pedals- just not enough of it. The door seal is pretty leaky in the bottom front corner. Probably need to look at that before the next long cold flight. We think we really like this aircraft. Smiles all around. Keep that girl of yours happy and warm while flying with you. It will be the best investment you could make in your plane. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Take a dish towel and fluff it along the seat and the bottom of the door. It will stop a lot of air from getting in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Fred-- Please post or send me details! We are taking our C to a family event west of Denver this summer. I'm curious about routing, FBO reports, etc. I flew to from WV to Cody, WY a few years ago with no issues (isn't that PC system wonderful? 1320nm each way . . . ) except the ground was rather close when cruising at 8500 msl. Even flying in WV and Ohio in the winter, I never had problems staying warm. In fact, much of my IFR training was at night in the winter there, and I usually took off my coat and gloves shortly after takeoff. Check for air leaks as above, and check the windlace around the door and baggage openings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 FRED, What altitude were you flying at? There isn't much heat available when the MP declines towards 20”. the OAT is pretty darn cold there as well. Got a CO monitor? We have a thread for that... Flying around in my old M20C in winter with all the heater hardware Improved, we still used a big blanket to duct air towards the people... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smwash02 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 A couple winters ago I took the plane to Reno, NV and to prepare I put metal duct tape outside the plane on the vent on the top and pilot side to prevent air getting in. It made a big difference, but still gets cold. Being north of FL170 didn't help. It's a bit of a double edged sword. Can't hardly get enough airflow in the Texas summer, always too much in the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0TreeLemur Posted January 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Great info from all. Hank, we stopped both ways at TQH which is half way to our destination, LAA, and where fuel was $3.68/gal. Self serve, and on the ground no more than 20 minutes each way. They have a pump with a finicky leak detector. It requires ~30 sec. of no-flow to provide more than a trickle. We were flying at 7500' on the way back until about Little Rock where we had to descend to 5500 because of a SIGMET for icing. N201MKTurbo -good advice about the dish towel. We'll have to try that next time. -Carusoam, I read the article about the Mooney pilot in Minn. who landed while unconscious due to CO poisoning last Feb. and bought a SensorCon CO monitor based on that thread. It is nice to know that I have a plane that can land itself.... But I don't want to try it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 @DanM20C is still with us... he posted some pictures earlier. Best regards, -a- 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcwiseguy Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 On 1/15/2018 at 7:25 PM, Fred_2O said: Hi everyone, My wife and I made our first long cross-country this weekend: 1600 NM round-trip to Colorado and back from Alabama. On the return with favorable winds we did the 800 miles in 5.0 hours. The trip out took 6.5. With the PC system and properly trimmed, it almost acted like there was an autopilot on board. Sweet. My only complaint- cold knees. My wife had a heavy coat she used for a blanket. I didn't. The central duct put out a nice jet of hot air, as did the two ducts pointing towards the rudder pedals- just not enough of it. The door seal is pretty leaky in the bottom front corner. Probably need to look at that before the next long cold flight. We think we really like this aircraft. Smiles all around. Fred, that’s awesome. My wife and I used to fly my 1966 E model Mooney all over the country. We sold it back in 2005 but will be purchasing a turbo Mooney sometime later this year. We are looking forward to all the fun flying again. I don’t recall ever being cold on our flights....even when flying above 10k ( which was nearly always) and even during the winter months over the Rockies. I guess my Mooney was “air-tight”......lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMan Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) There's a piece of SCAT tubing that runs right by your passenger's knees. I can nearly guarantee it's torn or not clamped properly and needs to be repaired or replaced. Edited January 22, 2018 by Antares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Avalle Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 I installed an inflatable door seal and it helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyF Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Oscar would you please share the details? (manufacturer, vendor, model, cost, installation, etc..). Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy95W Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 This I should the only inflatable door seal I've ever seen for Mooneys: http://ultimatedoorseals.com/product.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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