OHAEDO Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 Got my new Mooney Ultra yesterday and am getting the training by Mike Elliott. Really happy and look forward to sharing my experience w all of you. Best Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 16 1 Quote
carusoam Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 Congrats on your first post, Ohaedo! You are the Man! You have a great bird, and a fantastic trainer... Get as much Transition Training as Mike can supply. Welcome to MooneySpace. One question, what took so long for your first post? Best regards, -a- 1 Quote
lamont337 Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 Possibly the best first post ever. Welcome and fly safe. 6 Quote
OHAEDO Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Posted March 29, 2019 Congrats on your first post, Ohaedo! You are the Man! You have a great bird, and a fantastic trainer... Gets as much Transition Training as Mike can supply. Welcome to MooneySpace. One question, what took so long for your first post? Best regards, -a- Thanks broI was reading lots of threads and wondering... TMI so to speak. I flew w a Cape Air pilot who steered me towards Mooney for my mission. Got my IFR. Went for it at 225 hrs and I dread rentals and the not knowing of the gremlins inside each. Super glad I pondered and feel I made the right choice. Mooney treated me right on many levels and can’t be happierSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote
OHAEDO Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Posted March 29, 2019 Possibly the best first post ever. Welcome and fly safe. Thank you - psychedSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
MIm20c Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 Wished I could read a post like this every week. Could you please expand on what things Mooney / Premier? did to make this an enjoyable experience. Looks like A/C is on the plane. Any other options to complete race car package? Quote
OHAEDO Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Posted March 29, 2019 Wished I could read a post like this every week. Could you please expand on what things Mooney / Premier? did to make this an enjoyable experience. Looks like A/C is on the plane. Any other options to complete race car package? Sure bro - happy toNegative - paint shop issues and delays / I figure do it right or not and was patient and persistent. I think the Chinese are driving folks At factory crazy. Can’t say but my nose tells me someone is bringing down the hammer. Good to a point. Probably a low point for Ees now (Speculation)Positive - GREAT PRODUCT!!!!! They gave me $10k to cover my IFR training and 5 yr bumper to bumper (eg not 3)So I was patient and nice about it and met nice and friendly people in kindI also think Elliott is a riot - had him over for family dinner last night as he’s away from homeGood people and good harmonicsSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote
MATTS875 Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 Congratulations. Awesome looking Mooney. 1 Quote
carusoam Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 You happened upon The right Cape Air pilot... We know that Cape Air Pilot... That Cape Air Pilot is an MSer... See if GS is around here somewhere... Best regards, -a- 1 Quote
Yetti Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 ooooh pretty. Wonder what it is like to not have a list of running squaks in your head. 1 Quote
pirate Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 Realy happy for you!!!!!! Amazing Mooney,..... Quote
FloridaMan Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 Congrats. Looked up your plane on flightaware. She was moving for being down low, that's for sure. One thing that caught my attention is that the altitude seemed to always be reported about 200-300ft above a VFR or IFR altitude and I'm curious if the blind encoder or altimeter may need calibrating. Quote
Hank Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 Welcome aboard, @pirate! She's a beauty!! We're all happy for you (and jealous on our insides ). Mike's great, absorb as much as you can while he's around. Hang around all you want. We like pictures . . . . . Post a flight or two in Misc. Aviation section, "Today's Flight in 2019", so we can ride along with you and share the excitement. Keep having fun, learn lots, enjoy your Mooney and thank your Cape Air friend for pointing you the right way. 2 Quote
carusoam Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 @gsengle have you seen this thread? -a- Quote
OHAEDO Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Posted March 29, 2019 8 hours ago, FloridaMan said: Congrats. Looked up your plane on flightaware. She was moving for being down low, that's for sure. One thing that caught my attention is that the altitude seemed to always be reported about 200-300ft above a VFR or IFR altitude and I'm curious if the blind encoder or altimeter may need calibrating. Thanks for the heads up. I'll have them check it out. I can tell you we were all over the place and I haven't seen such drastic changes in ALT settings within 100 miles of each other. KBKV at 30.26 and KFXE at 30.12, crazy. Could be that. Quote
flyboy0681 Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 2 hours ago, OHAEDO said: Thanks for the heads up. I'll have them check it out. I can tell you we were all over the place and I haven't seen such drastic changes in ALT settings within 100 miles of each other. KBKV at 30.26 and KFXE at 30.12, crazy. Could be that. 13 hours ago, OHAEDO said: Got my new Mooney Ultra yesterday and am getting the training by Mike Elliott. Really happy and look forward to sharing my experience w all of you. Best We have a strong Mooney community here in South Florida. Where are you based? Quote
OHAEDO Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Posted March 29, 2019 We have a strong Mooney community here in South Florida. Where are you based? Awesome - I live in Pinecrest and found a spot at KTMB - so there for now. Would be really fun to connectSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
FloridaMan Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 I'm on the west coast in St. Pete and am in and out of PBI/FLL/BCT quite regularly. 1 Quote
flyboy0681 Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 3 hours ago, OHAEDO said: Awesome - I live in Pinecrest and found a spot at KTMB - so there for now. Would be really fun to connect Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Most of us are concentrated a bit north, at Executive, Pompano, Perry and Boca, which is where I am based. Quote
daytonabch04 Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 Beautiful plane...keep the pictures and updates coming! 1 Quote
mike_elliott Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 Omar will make a great steward of this fine beauty! He has a gentle hand, and she is responding well to his desires. Have I mentioned what a great job I have to meet such great people? 5 Quote
OHAEDO Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Posted March 29, 2019 Thanks to all. Mike has been a joy to work with. We've laughed a lot and done a lot! So he's been keeping me busy. No gimmies on the landings past 2 days due to x-winds and gusty conditions. Which is great training of course. But we've been busy! I'll make a point of taking PIC's and sending tomorrow as able. I am around to travel and meet up as the group is able to. This is wonderful and look forward to this next Chapter. 2 Quote
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