My Mooney is VERY FAST

[Ned Gravel]

So I picked up C-FSWR from Brant Aero where my new PS 8000B has made communicating with my Narco radios a pleasure.  Little test flight to Waterloo to drop the tech log entries at Tri-City where Clarence will put them in the appropriate log.  All works great.  Little bumpy between 2000' and 3000' but I am looking forward to a 25 knot tailwind for the upcoming flight back to Rockcliffe near Ottawa.

Wheels up from Waterloo at 12:51 pm. Climb to 7000'.  Drop the mixture back through 50 LOP and settle into a GREAT ground speed.  Spent most of the next hour and 20 minutes enjoying 180 kts on 150 mph IAS.  Unsupported claim?   I think not.

See http://flightaware.com/live/flight/CFSWR/history/20111125/1800Z/CYKF/CYND/tracklog.

Just how capable is my Mooney?  Well, after the real C-FSWR landed in Rockcliffe (14:19 local), a ghost C-FSWR climbed to 34000' and made 400 kts g/s out to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and partially back. 

Who knew?

[aviatoreb]

Quote: edgargravel

So I picked up C-FSWR from Brant Aero where my new PS 8000B has made communicating with my Narco radios a pleasure.  Little test flight to Waterloo to drop the tech log entries at Tri-City where Clarence will put them in the appropriate log.  All works great.  Little bumpy between 2000' and 3000' but I am looking forward to a 25 knot tailwind for the upcoming flight back to Rockcliffe near Ottawa.

Wheels up from Waterloo at 12:51 pm. Climb to 7000'.  Drop the mixture back through 50 LOP and settle into a GREAT ground speed.  Spent most of the next hour and 20 minutes enjoying 180 kts on 150 mph IAS.  Unsupported claim?   I think not.

See http://flightaware.com/live/flight/CFSWR/history/20111125/1800Z/CYKF/CYND/tracklog.

Just how capable is my Mooney?  Well, after the real C-FSWR landed in Rockcliffe (14:19 local), a ghost C-FSWR climbed to 34000' and made 400 kts g/s out to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and partially back. 

Who knew?

[carusoam]

Does the new audio panel control cabin pressure too?

 

-a-

[Ned Gravel]

Quote: carusoam

Does the new audio panel control cabin pressure too?

 

-a-

[mooneym20d]

WOW! Look at the climb and descent rate! That has F-15 written all over it. Good for you!

[jlunseth]

Hmmh.  I would say maybe you had a shadow not visible until you landed.  So what did you do to deserve that?

[Ned Gravel]

Quote: jlunseth

Hmmh.  I would say maybe you had a shadow not visible until you landed.  So what did you do to deserve that?

[jetdriven]

I always knew those M20E's could really go.  Wish I coulda waited around to see that one take off!

[Clarence]

Ned,

Were the gear and the flaps up?

http://groundspeedrecords.com/records/record%20light%20Mooney%20M20E%20202kts.htm

 

[Ned Gravel]

Quote: Clarence

Ned,

Were the gear and the flaps up?

http://groundspeedrecords.com/records/record light Mooney M20E 202kts.htm