boppin Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 I finally joined the ranks last week. N7407V is a heavily modified '75 M20F with a Garmin 155XL TSO and a Century Triden autopilot. I did my mooney checkout and found the airplane a joy to fly. Still working on energy management at approach and arrival, and the site picture in the flare is fighting me just a bit, but that will come with time. As a type "C" convert (20 yrs in the shade), I did a lot of "waddling" down the runway after touchdown until my instructor reminded me that I was in a mooney and did not have to "pedal the damn bike" anymore. Ah, good times... 07V will be making a quick stop at the avionics shop to add a couple of items in the next week and then I should be good to go. To be added: JPI 700 (because I need it) Hard-mount a Garmin 396 (because I want it) Century GPSS (because I can) I look forward to conversing with you all in the future. Here are a couple of pics of my new baby. The rest are in my gallery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyDave Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Bob, Congratulations!!!! It looks like a great plane. And with the things you need and want to have, you'll be set to really enjoy flying her!! Again, Congratulations, Fly Safe and Enjoy your new bird!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker_Woodruff Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Dude...Nice ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgePerry Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Welcome...Nice looking airplane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-sky-captain Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Beautiful plane Bob. You will love the JPI. Welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSMooniac Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Welcome, Bob! I'm glad somebody finally bought that great F-model! I've seen it listed for a long time and thought it would be a great plane. I learned to fly Mooneys in a '75 M20F as well and recognize the unique yokes and pistol-grip throttle. Enjoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperpainter Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Congrats and welcome to the ranks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooney13 Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Congrats! I am 9 months into my first Mooney and love it. Great looking airplane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N207LS Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Your plane looks great. It takes a few hours to get used to a Mooney (after flying Cs), but once you get comfortable, you'll never look back. Best of luck with the avionics too. Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Hi. Nice looking plane. I bet you will get some head turns and many comments on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantom Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Very nice plane.....you're gonna love her! Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Wecome! I have admired your new Mooney for a long time when it was for sale. It is a great looking paint scheme and lots of terrific looking mods. Yes, it is an F, but looking like a very cool 201! I enjoyed my F for 20 years. Congratulations, you are now an official Mooniac!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boppin Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Thanks for the welcome! I shopped for a mooney for the better part of a year and missed this one (only advertised on Barnstormers.com I guess) until this summer. Turns out he was right around the corner. Made it very easy. While it is fresh in my mind, if anyone is up in the north east, I highly recommend Infinity Aviation at Nashua, NH's Boire Field. They are a Mooney shop and their pre-buy inspection was so thorough that I changed the airport that I planned on keeping the airplane to be on the same field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFOD Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Welcome to the club Bob. I owned a modified F for a short time and treated me very well. Congratulations and good luck with your plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeev Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Very NICE!!! I looked at that aircraft when I was in Boston 4 months ago, it is a very nice aircraft. The guy selling it put a lot of $$ into all the mods and A/P. I am sure you got a great deal! Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
231Pilot Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 You gotta love flying anything Mooney. The F is a great aircraft! You should enjoy flying her for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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