Cirrus convert

[Vaughn]

I’m in total love with my 1969 Mooney M20F, she came modified with every mod there is and had been a demo plane for such. I’ve had my share of aircraft, most recently a SR20, and found the transition super easy. Insurance required a check out, no specific time, but I had a CFI booked for half a day but only needed an hour, it just was so easy. I’ve got hundreds of hours in slippery, fast aircraft like a Long-EZ and the Cirrus which likely helped. My landings have been consistently smooth, better than those in our putt-putt plane,  C150.

Any suggestions as a new Mooney pilot/owner? I’m still figuring out cruise settings, suggestions?

 Cheers,

Vaughn

[Jeph357]

Welcome aboard Vaughn!  Theres multiple topics on cruise settings try out the search functions. Tons of information to sift thru on occasion topics wanders.... 

I've seen your plane somewhere before.

[Davidv]

Welcome aboard! It must great to finally own a real airplane !

While I’m sure you’re more than a proficient pilot, it may make sense to go up with an instructor for a few hours and really test the envelope to get a good feel for the plane.  Accelerated stalls, going to a remote airport, cut power at 1000 feet while vx and see how much altitude you lose  in a 180, ect... maybe you’ve already done this stuff already but always a good idea to knock this out.