pchansen Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 Hi there. First time post here and am in the market for a long body Mooney. I’m a rather tall person at 6’5” and 270 so you can see my concern. I actually instructed in 201’s back in the early 90’s but that’s basically the last time I’ve sat in a Mooney. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! Paul Camas, WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 8, 2022 Report Share Posted May 8, 2022 Welcome aboard Paul! Long Body Mooneys have the most Space… Find the GMax site to see what is available this week… Jimmy said he had some coming in… Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pchansen Posted May 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 Thanks for the heads up! I’ll look them up. Much appreciated. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 It’s fun shopping for Ovations… -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pchansen Posted May 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 Oh boy, that is gorgeous! A little outside my budget unfortunately. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 16 hours ago, pchansen said: Oh boy, that is gorgeous! A little outside my budget unfortunately. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk There are a couple of choices… 1) Get new budget…. 2) Select a slightly more original Ovation…. The first Ovations came out in 1994…. Known as the O1s…. Perfectly updatable as your budget allows… Best regards, -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylw314 Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 8:43 AM, carusoam said: Welcome aboard Paul! Long Body Mooneys have the most Space… Find the GMax site to see what is available this week… Jimmy said he had some coming in… Best regards, -a- Hey, is the front seat leg room in long bodies actually any different? or is it just the back seats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pchansen Posted May 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 My thought was if anyone was to ever sit in the back at least they’d have a fighting chance of feeling their legs again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 12 hours ago, jaylw314 said: Hey, is the front seat leg room in long bodies actually any different? or is it just the back seats? PIC gets to decide… 1) If he slides his chair forwards… more room in the back seat. 2) If he slides way back…. More room in the front seat. Use as much as you need… leave the rest for the other people… -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly Boomer Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, carusoam said: 2) If he slides way back…. More room in the front seat. I'm 6'4" (or used to be) and I haven't been in nearly the number of Mooneys that many people on MooneySpace have, but I doubt I could fly one with the seat too far back. The way-back seat position is for ingress/egress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 18 minutes ago, Fly Boomer said: I'm 6'4" (or used to be) and I haven't been in nearly the number of Mooneys that many people on MooneySpace have, but I doubt I could fly one with the seat too far back. The way-back seat position is for ingress/egress. 23 minutes ago, carusoam said: Use as much as you need… leave the rest for the other people… -a- If you use more than you need…. It WILL make flying more challenging…. -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 There isn’t a whole lot different in the space available for the pilot… The space kind of gets defined by the yoke and pedals…. The pilot gets adjusted in his placement to them… The LBs come with nicer seats…. Where tall guys lower the seat to keep their headset from bumping the ceiling…. Once the pilot is set in place, the rest of the space is available to passengers… unfortunately aerodynamics keeps things from getting wider…. Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLRDMD Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 On 5/9/2022 at 10:05 PM, carusoam said: It’s fun shopping for Ovations… That ones's under contract. It was a few hours after it was listed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMooney Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 On 5/12/2022 at 2:31 PM, Fly Boomer said: I'm 6'4" (or used to be) and I haven't been in nearly the number of Mooneys that many people on MooneySpace have, but I doubt I could fly one with the seat too far back. The way-back seat position is for ingress/egress. i use the way-back position when flying long cross countries, feels better than business class 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolter Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 10:34 AM, pchansen said: Hi there. First time post here and am in the market for a long body Mooney. I’m a rather tall person at 6’5” and 270 so you can see my concern. I actually instructed in 201’s back in the early 90’s but that’s basically the last time I’ve sat in a Mooney. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! Paul Camas, WA You could visit Advanced at Troutdale (KTTD) and probably see several generations of Mooney's in one place. That is where I go for annuals, currently. -dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pchansen Posted May 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 Hi Dan, I’ll check them and see what they have on property. Thanks for the insight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pchansen Posted May 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2022 Good a news and bad news. I did reach out to Advanced Aircraft Services and spoke to Erin. She is the wife of Greg, the owner and runs the front office. I explained my desire to at least sit in a long body and they said no problem! Come on down.My wife and I were welcomed into their facility and Greg showed me around and I finally got to sit in a Bravo. I fit fine but there is not enough room behind my seat for anyone to fit comfortably. We discussed payload and in a nutshell, my wife said no so it’s on to Lance’s, Saratoga’s, 210’s and maybe even TR182’s. That’s the bad news as I really liked what I saw. The good news is we met Greg and Erin. They are truly wonderful people and probably took 45 minutes out of their day to speak with us. Whatever I end up getting, I believe Greg will be the guy when it comes time for any MX. A very clean and busy facility that just inspires confidence. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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