Marek7 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Hi team, Im away from the Mooney and can't measure so I was hoping somone has dimensions for the baggage door on a M20K. Also does anyone have any hard luggage recommendations that work well with the Mooney? Marek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko182 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 23 minutes ago, Marek7 said: Hi team, Im away from the Mooney and can't measure so I was hoping somone has dimensions for the baggage door on a M20K. Also does anyone have any hard luggage recommendations that work well with the Mooney? Marek Most carry on luggage suitcases work pretty well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMuncy Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 I have never measured, but my roll-around can be put in without bumping the sides if you are careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 I did put a Fender Rhodes portable piano in my Mooney once.........................inserted through the cabin door however! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 39 minutes ago, Marek7 said: I was hoping someone has dimensions for the baggage door on a M20K. Its the same size as as an M20C baggage door... If it won't fit in the baggage door it will most likely fit through the front door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 50 minutes ago, MooneyMitch said: I did put a Fender Rhodes portable piano in my Mooney once.........................inserted through the cabin door however! I should add...... I found our later, the piano would not play Country & Western music ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek7 Posted April 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Niko182 said: Most carry on luggage suitcases work pretty well. Id like to go bigger! As big as possible. Last time I cracked my door plastic jamming in my luggage sadly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Taylor Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Hi @Marek7 - apologies, because I know you said hard luggage. But, if you're ever looking for super-sturdy soft luggage I can highly recommend anything from RedOXX Especially, they make a line of rectangular bags that are really popular with railroad crews...super sturdy, lifetime warranty, veteran owned...former parachute riggers I think? The two XXs in the name come from their double-x stitching. Anyway, these fit great in our E. Edit to add a direct link to the railroad bags: https://www.redoxx.com/railroad-grip-91003/p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 The red oxx bags look great, but I need a new carry on for the big silver tube. My Victronox that I still love, is annoying my wife. She says it makes me look like a homeless traveler. It has about 500 flights on it ( and I have a Mooney ) any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Go easy and simple... Boat and Tote... Old style... Zip top if you need to... Even the kids can carry their own... available in camo trim too... https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/677?originalProduct=33381&productId=7176&attrValue_0=Blue Trim&pla1=0&mr%3AtrackingCode=9D6BAF02-BFE7-E511-80ED-00505694403D&mr%3AreferralID=NA&mr%3Adevice=c&mr%3AadType=plaonline&qs=3125176&gclid=CjwKCAjw-YT1BRAFEiwAd2WRtuooIzmHvQe8vsL1fs6YAexFo0c13rx6Mf6oKxnmx0tY8gcBjc0WLRoCltsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&SN3=FindabilityProd05_Search&SS3=B rugged, soft, who cares how dirty it gets... washable... Easy to have personalized with initials or N number... You can carry the dog in it if you want to... The open top is great... if you forget something... send somebody to the back to retrieve it... Best regards, -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Note the LL bean bag in today’s pic here... -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Pilotte Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Traveling in a Mooney is traveling in style. Many people equate style with fancy things like Louis or Tumi bags and sitting back with a mocha on a jet. But if you pick soft zip top bags like referenced above, you not only still travel in style in your Mooney because they fit through the baggage door, you have easier access when you ask your travel companion to retrieve that unicorn coloring book the little companion in the back seat is screaming about because she forgot she hated the princess one she carried in her lap for the first 7 minutes of flight. If The soft bag is overstuffed a little, it can still be finagled through the door too Wheels and such on rigid bags can really mess up the sides of your luggage compartment if it gets moved too enthusiastically. If you are looking for something more rigid for the San Antonio sewer pipe (I mean commercial planes), I just budget for a new bag every few years as the old one gets beat up. Don’t spend a ton on those because A) nice luggage attracts prying eyes, and b) when you see it getting dragged behind the luggage trailer, you don’t think about how much you spent. I watched a lady go insane on a poor SWA employee at KDAL one night because her LV suitcase got rained on during unloading. That’s not a stylish look. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 I just measured the baggage door and took the wife to a Samsonite outlet. Found a nice, lightweight, midsize rollaround than fits through the opening only when perpendicular to the skin, and stand on its wheels behind the back seat of our C. It goes in first and comes out last every time. Because the backseat is at an angle, there is room on the floor for a pair of shoes and my shaving kit in front of her bag, but nothing else. It works for us . . . The rest are usually soft bags, my duffel, canvas totes, etc., and they stack nicely. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Monroe Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Did I miss something or has no one actually responded to the question. I've gotten an entire full size college student's bicycle in mine and said student was kind of bent over in the right seat as he didn't follow my instructions to handle it differently. Does anyone have the actual numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Red Baron Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 I'm assuming your baggage door is the same size or maybe larger than the E... My wife's hard shell Samsonite roller fits approx 22x14x9inches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT20J Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Jim Monroe said: Did I miss something or has no one actually responded to the question. I've gotten an entire full size college student's bicycle in mine and said student was kind of bent over in the right seat as he didn't follow my instructions to handle it differently. Does anyone have the actual numbers? According to POH, the opening is 20.5” high x 17” wide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 18 hours ago, Jim Monroe said: Did I miss something or has no one actually responded to the question. I've gotten an entire full size college student's bicycle in mine and said student was kind of bent over in the right seat as he didn't follow my instructions to handle it differently. Does anyone have the actual numbers? Welcome aboard Jim! Everyone gave a workable answer. Including work arounds.... for when it doesn’t go through the hole in the wall... Now we have exact numbers supplied by PT20J... Anyone can look this stuff up in the POH... Sometimes... It takes a lifetime of community experience to make it work.... when the stuff is a 1/2” too wide.... So.... What you saw were the follow-up answers to the question that was going to be asked next... now... tell us about the full sized college student... and how big was his bike? Best regard, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmo Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 On 4/24/2020 at 1:38 AM, MooneyMitch said: I should add...... I found our later, the piano would not play Country & Western music ! You make it sound like a bad thing... ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 4 hours ago, tmo said: You make it sound like a bad thing... ;-) That would be bad! And sad . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 12:15 AM, tmo said: You make it sound like a bad thing... ;-) Not at all...... I was joking only. Jazz musicians enjoy poking fun at C&W. I enjoy all quality music of content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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