How Many Hours PIC to Transition into a Mooney (Poll)?

[RobertGary1]

3 hours ago, gsxrpilot said:

So maybe it has something to do with my 100 or so cross country hours in hang gliders?

How did you not end up in a ball of fire without an aoa indicator?

[gsxrpilot]

5 minutes ago, RobertGary1 said:

How did you not end up in a ball of fire without an aoa indicator?

Hang glider, so no fuel to catch fire... only reason I can think of 

[RLCarter]

Just now, gsxrpilot said:

Hang glider, so no fuel to catch fire... only reason I can think of 

Ahhhh, LOP and no touch-n-goes helped

[Danb]

22 hours ago, donkaye said:

Partly, but rate of touchdown is what causes bounces.  Mooneys don't have trailing link landing gear.  They have shock discs that don't damp anything; quite the opposite.

Trying not to sound stupid could you explain “rate of touchdown:” in coordination of landing speed across the fence.

[RobertGary1]

13 minutes ago, Danb said:

Trying not to sound stupid could you explain “rats of touchdown:” in coordination of landing speed across the fence.

I think he’s saying how hard you hit. But as a Cfi that’s not typically my experience. Pilots bounce because they land on the nose wheel.  

[donkaye]

42 minutes ago, Danb said:

Trying not to sound stupid could you explain “rate of touchdown:” in coordination of landing speed across the fence.

I edited my original post to: "rate of descent at touchdown".

[MikeOH]

3 hours ago, RLCarter said:

Ahhhh, LOP and no touch-n-goes helped

Not to mention, ' fixed gear'... a belly landing would be painful!

[affricate]

I received my PPL in May 2020 and purchased a M20 Bravo in Oct 2020. I also flew with a gentlemen for over 65 hours in his Rocket while receiving my PPL and that made all the difference in the world.  I've flown to Ft Lauderdale, Baton Rouge, and all over Southern AZ. I'm currently working on my instrument ticket in my Bravo.  I have over 200 hours in 20 months. I'm hooked!