Pilot boy Posted May 16, 2020 Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 I am nearing purchase time for a Mooney M20 C, E, F or G but I really would like to sit in one or go up. Anyone around Omaha, Des Moines or KC that has a vintage Mooney? Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 Can you get to AAA? http://allamericanaircraft.com/default.htm Easiest way to sit in a variety of Mooneys.... C - G will all fit the same way from the front left seat.... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilot boy Posted May 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 On 5/17/2020 at 5:14 PM, carusoam said: Can you get to AAA? http://allamericanaircraft.com/default.htm Easiest way to sit in a variety of Mooneys.... C - G will all fit the same way from the front left seat.... Best regards, -a- Fortunately my local airport actually had a Mooney M20C come through for a bunch of avionics upgrades this week and I was able to sit in it for a bit. Not bad little snug around the elbow shoulder area but plenty of room for the legs and kiddos in back. I am going to see if the owner will take me up once the panel is done as he lives close by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilot boy Posted May 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 On 5/17/2020 at 5:14 PM, carusoam said: Can you get to AAA? http://allamericanaircraft.com/default.htm Easiest way to sit in a variety of Mooneys.... C - G will all fit the same way from the front left seat.... Best regards, -a- I may end up heading down to Texas to find a Mooney though. They have the most options of anyone in one place as you said it seems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasturepilot Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 If you're the same person who had made multiple requests for this on several forums... I'm glad one popped up to try on! I felt bad as the first time I saw someone post this request in the Omaha area was right after passing through on the way home after our trip out west. The elbow room thing is a little awkward with a friend, but with Amy in the right seat, I just use her leg as an armrest. It works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steingar Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 As fast as they are, seems like most Mooneys never made it out of Texas. Good luck with your search. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 1 hour ago, steingar said: As fast as they are, seems like most Mooneys never made it out of Texas. Good luck with your search. No, they just keep going home... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLCarter Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 1 hour ago, steingar said: As fast as they are, seems like most Mooneys never made it out of Texas. Good luck with your search. Brownsville (KBRO) to Dalhart (KDHT), 661NM.....Orange (KORG) to El Paso (KELP), 655NM...... We need Monnies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spistora Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 20 hours ago, Pilot boy said: I may end up heading down to Texas to find a Mooney though. They have the most options of anyone in one place as you said it seems. I thought it was well worth the trip when I was looking for a Mooney. You can learn a lot from looking at the inventory at AAA and talking to Jimmy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilot boy Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 On 5/22/2020 at 8:46 AM, Pasturepilot said: If you're the same person who had made multiple requests for this on several forums... I'm glad one popped up to try on! I felt bad as the first time I saw someone post this request in the Omaha area was right after passing through on the way home after our trip out west. The elbow room thing is a little awkward with a friend, but with Amy in the right seat, I just use her leg as an armrest. It works. Yes I have been posting on several forums hunting for one. I am amazed actually how few of the vintage Mooneys are around Omaha. I actually found about 3 Grumman AA5s to try around here but couldn't find a single Mooney. I found one now and the owner does hangar about an hour's drive outside Omaha as well. It was also a C model which is the one I was really wanting to see. Left shoulder is very pressed against the glass but it was large enough we could definitely stagger the seats and no problem for my small family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Go M20C! Its worth it!... I had a perfect decade with mine... Family of four traveling to see grandparents... Very cost effective over a decade... Saved up enough to buy a bigger more modern C... aka M20R... You can do it. PP thoughts only, not a CFI or a plane sales guy yet... Best regards, -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59Moonster Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 I’ll be in Omaha sometime, Lincoln more often. But not sure you are wanting to check out the even more vintage M20A. PM me if you are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 Use caution checking out M20As... Their natural composite wings are silky smooth.... with no bumpy rivets... Mooney had composite planes long before it had aluminum ones... Wood... Nature’s composite material. -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmo Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 I've always liked the Super Viking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilot boy Posted June 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 On 5/22/2020 at 8:46 AM, Pasturepilot said: If you're the same person who had made multiple requests for this on several forums... I'm glad one popped up to try on! I felt bad as the first time I saw someone post this request in the Omaha area was right after passing through on the way home after our trip out west. The elbow room thing is a little awkward with a friend, but with Amy in the right seat, I just use her leg as an armrest. It works. This was me! and yes I found about 2 the same week being worked on in various shops or owners finally returning from winter vacations. It was kinda odd. I've now been able to sit in a C and an E both with the manual gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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