airbuspilot2436 Posted January 29, 2020 Report Posted January 29, 2020 Good afternoon from Switzerland! Do any of you guys have experience with the Turtlepac ferry tanks? Will be flying my Mooney from Geneva, Switzerland to New York in late June. Thank you! -Thomas Quote
steingar Posted January 29, 2020 Report Posted January 29, 2020 I think most Mooneys with long range fuel can make that trip sans ferry tank. Extra fuel tanks are spendy, but so are ferry tanks. The difference is if you put in the extra gas tank you get to keep ti when the trip is done. Quote
airbuspilot2436 Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, steingar said: I think most Mooneys with long range fuel can make that trip sans ferry tank. Extra fuel tanks are spendy, but so are ferry tanks. The difference is if you put in the extra gas tank you get to keep ti when the trip is done. I'd get to keep it or even borrow one from a friend! I don't feel that comfortable doing it without ferry tanks. I know theoretically it's possible but I'd like to plan for a large margin of safety. Edited January 29, 2020 by airbuspilot2436 1 Quote
Oscar Avalle Posted January 29, 2020 Report Posted January 29, 2020 11 minutes ago, airbuspilot2436 said: Good afternoon from Switzerland! Do any of you guys have experience with the Turtlepac ferry tanks? Will be flying my Mooney from Geneva, Switzerland to New York in late June. Thank you! -Thomas I do. I bought one several years ago and I use it each time I fly from Central America to the US I use it. I was pleasantly surprised by how well it is built and support is great. Because I just need 2 additional hours of fuel, I got the 20 gallon tank. Highly recommended. Oscar 1 Quote
Hank Posted January 29, 2020 Report Posted January 29, 2020 Here is a Swiss Mooney who has visited the US several times. Maybe you can contact him directly? I'm not sure if he is on Mooneyspace or not. 1 Quote
G-SLOT Posted January 29, 2020 Report Posted January 29, 2020 I'd also suggest a ferry tank is unnecessary. I did the trip in a -J about 18 months ago and plan at least one crossing this summer in an Ovation. The longest leg is 520nm from Wick to Egilsstadir though you can even split that one with a stop at Vagar. The key, in my view, is to play it extremely conservatively with the weather. Push ahead while the weather is good but stop, wait and enjoy the experience on the ground for as long as it takes for conditions to improve. 4 Quote
0TreeLemur Posted January 30, 2020 Report Posted January 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Hank said: Here is a Swiss Mooney who has visited the US several times. Maybe you can contact him directly? I'm not sure if he is on Mooneyspace or not. MAN THAT IS A NICE CLEAN PAINT JOB!!! Quote
carusoam Posted January 30, 2020 Report Posted January 30, 2020 Some ideas... https://mooneyspace.com/search/?q=Cross Atlantic&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy&search_and_or=and https://mooneyspace.com/search/?&q=Turtle-pac&search_and_or=or&sortby=relevancy -a- Quote
ArtVandelay Posted January 30, 2020 Report Posted January 30, 2020 MAN THAT IS A NICE CLEAN PAINT JOB!!! I could do without the “honey Mooney “, but otherwise yes.Tom Quote
Hank Posted January 30, 2020 Report Posted January 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, ArtVandelay said: I could do without the “honey Mooney “, but otherwise yes. You are free to personalize your airplane to your own tastes . . . . Quote
0TreeLemur Posted January 30, 2020 Report Posted January 30, 2020 18 minutes ago, ArtVandelay said: I could do without the “honey Mooney “, but otherwise yes. Tom Yeah, that text doesn't do much for me either. But I really like the simplicity of the paint scheme and the graceful curves. We might do something like that when the time+$ comes to paint our bird. I put that photo in my "nice paintjobs" folder. Quote
flumag Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 On 1/29/2020 at 9:06 AM, airbuspilot2436 said: Good afternoon from Switzerland! Do any of you guys have experience with the Turtlepac ferry tanks? Will be flying my Mooney from Geneva, Switzerland to New York in late June. Thank you! -Thomas Hi Thomas, I have a Turtlepac that I used in several Mooney's over the last years. It worked always perfect and installation is not a big effort. If you have the long range tank conversion the North Atlantic route is savely doable without. Just a bit more stops and maybe a higher fuel price. Without long range you would need a ferry tank. Hendrik 1 Quote
Austintatious Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 On 1/29/2020 at 12:01 PM, Hank said: Here is a Swiss Mooney who has visited the US several times. Maybe you can contact him directly? I'm not sure if he is on Mooneyspace or not. That is a pretty paint job... I have a very similar one on my mooney Quote
carusoam Posted February 1, 2020 Report Posted February 1, 2020 @airbuspilot2436 Thomas, see if you can find the threads where Hendrik has reviewed his flights across the pond... He has done the trip a few times... Best regards, -a- Quote
RobertGary1 Posted February 2, 2020 Report Posted February 2, 2020 On 1/29/2020 at 10:01 AM, Hank said: Here is a Swiss Mooney who has visited the US several times. Maybe you can contact him directly? I'm not sure if he is on Mooneyspace or not. Looks like a mod’d E model so he’d have come stock with the small fuel tanks. -Robert Quote
carusoam Posted February 4, 2020 Report Posted February 4, 2020 http://honeymooney.com For more details about the Honey Mooney folks... visit their website.... Best regards, -a- Quote
Flash Posted October 16, 2020 Report Posted October 16, 2020 On 1/29/2020 at 6:06 AM, airbuspilot2436 said: Good afternoon from Switzerland! Do any of you guys have experience with the Turtlepac ferry tanks? Will be flying my Mooney from Geneva, Switzerland to New York in late June. Thank you! -Thomas Thomas, is it safe to assume you didn't make the trip because of the pandemic? If you did make the trip, how did it go? I've made the trip in both directions with my J, 64 gallon tanks, and no ferry tank. I think it's quite safe with that amount of fuel, if you follow the advice of G-SLOT and stay conservative about the weather. Quote
carusoam Posted October 16, 2020 Report Posted October 16, 2020 @flumag Hendrik has done the most recent crossing that I can recall... But, that may have been at the time of the beginning of the pandemic... Post pandemic... crossing state borders can be problematic... Best regards, -a- Quote
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