Mr. T Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) New guy here, based at KLXT and contemplating purchase of a vintage M20 - something like a C or maybe F. As part of my research, I thought it might be a good idea to get recommendations for Mooney-experienced A&Ps and CFIs in the Kansas City Area. Checked a couple of reference sites and didn’t turn up anything. If you know of one or the other, please let me know! Also - since I’ve never set foot in an M20 - is there anyone in the area that has an M20 who might be willing to let me see your plane, ask a zillion questions and maybe go for a ride? Thanks - I look forward to learning a lot on MooneySpace! Edited October 27, 2018 by Mr. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasona900 Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 I’m out of Omaha, and would be happy to fly down and take you up. Not a CFI or A&P.. but could certainly answer a lot of questions for you. PM me to set something up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 Welcome aboard, Mr. T. Ask as many questions as you can... We have more answers than you have questions. Check out the search function first, if you have a goofy question and are afraid to ask... trust me... somebody probably asked it already. If you can’t find something, or the responses are too ancient... feel free to ask again. The C and F are both great planes... as are the E and G... It comes down to personal choice... how do you value fuel injection and extra space in the back seats? I started with an M20C and got to appreciate fuel injection and extra space as the family got larger... Enjoy the hunt... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flight2000 Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 For the CFI, John Schmidt would be a great resource, he did my initial and recurrent training in my former M20E. His details are listed under the Kansas heading: http://www.themooneyflyer.com/cfi.html Dean Ayers at Leavenworth Aviation Services (civilian side of KFLV - Fort Leavenworth Army Airfield) has forgotten more about Mooney's than I'll ever know. He's the owner, has owned the same 1965 M20E since the early 80's and is also an A&P. There's another mechanic there that works on a bunch of Mooney's as well (used to work on mine when I was stationed there). https://www.airnav.com/airport/KFLV/LEAVENWORTH_AV_SVCS Cheers, Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMuncy Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 11 hours ago, carusoam said: Ask as many questions as you can... We have more answers than you have questions. And some of them may be right 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted October 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Thanks for the welcome! I look forward to spending a lot of evenings searching MooneySpace and filling the brain. @flight2000, thanks for the references. I think there's a Mooney for rent at KFLV, so maybe I can book a couple of hours with John Schmidt and get my feet wet. @jasona900, thanks for the offer - I'm trying to connect with a guy at KFSK this weekend; if that doesn't work out, I'll definitely be in touch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 5 hours ago, Mr. T said: Thanks for the welcome! I look forward to spending a lot of evenings searching MooneySpace and filling the brain. @flight2000, thanks for the references. I think there's a Mooney for rent at KFLV, so maybe I can book a couple of hours with John Schmidt and get my feet wet. @jasona900, thanks for the offer - I'm trying to connect with a guy at KFSK this weekend; if that doesn't work out, I'll definitely be in touch! You should connect with @jasona900 regardless. There's quality education to be had by talking with someone who's owned more than one of these birds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOMooneyDriver Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) New guy here also and new Mooney driver. I did my training at IXD and have the plane based north of STJ. Looking forward to networking with more KC area mooniacs. I'm also very interested in the A&P answers in this thread!! What are you flying now and how is the hangar situation at LXT? Edited October 30, 2018 by MOMooneyDriver more words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted October 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 54 minutes ago, MOMooneyDriver said: New guy here also and new Mooney driver. I did my training at IXD and have the plane based north of STJ. Looking forward to networking with more KC area mooniacs. I'm also very interested in the A&P answers in this thread!! What are you flying now and how is the hangar situation at LXT? Nice to hear from a fellow new guy... I’m currently a member of the Flying Club of Kansas City, which is primarily based at OJC but keeps a couple of planes at LXT. I fly an Archer, 182 and 172RG. I’m primarily motivated to buy my own plane so I can stop the constant hassle of scheduling - we’ve got 80 members, 5 planes, one or two seemingly always down for maintenance and its hard to schedule unless you can work 2 or 3 weeks ahead. LXT recently opened a bunch of new hangars but when I called last week, there were a total of 3 (old ones) available. I’m hoping they have something available when I get a plane but no guarantees... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill98 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Get an E! Fastest out there (of the vintage ones) and at 8.5GPH! Just don't expect to take 3 passengers with you. Get me a ticket to a Chiefs Game in 2-3 weeks (I lived in Leawood when Montana and Brett were in KC playing Ball) and we can go fly as long as you like and to where ever you'd like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 16 hours ago, bill98 said: Get an E! Fastest out there (of the vintage ones) and at 8.5GPH! Just don't expect to take 3 passengers with you. Get me a ticket to a Chiefs Game in 2-3 weeks (I lived in Leawood when Montana and Brett were in KC playing Ball) and we can go fly as long as you like and to where ever you'd like! I'd guess Chiefs tickets are pretty hard to come by these days.... ;-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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