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mike_elliott Grand Master

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Today,  18 Year old Reece Gold passed his private pilot license check Ride in his 2009 Acclaim, #31-0127.  Those who have attended the Mooney Summit in the past will recognize the DPE, Max Gurgew.

Congrats Reece, It was a pleasure to work with you and a shout out to Mooney Pros Sam Lindsay and Corbin Holloran for helping along the way. Im curious, has anyone else took their PPL in an acclaim that anyone knows of or is this another first for Reece?

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LANCECASPER Grand Master

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1 hour ago, mike_elliott said:

Today,  18 Year old Reece Gold passed his private pilot license check Ride in his 2009 Acclaim, #31-0127.  Those who have attended the Mooney Summit in the past will recognize the DPE, Max Gurgew.

Congrats Reece, It was a pleasure to work with you and a shout out to Mooney Pros Sam Lindsay and Corbin Holloran for helping along the way. Im curious, has anyone else took their PPL in an acclaim that anyone knows of or is this another first for Reece?

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The same Reece Gold that races cars?

carusoam Grand Master

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3 hours ago, LANCECASPER said:

The same Reece Gold that races cars?

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Some of the best drivers in racing history… also flew Mooneys…

His future is looking brighter every day!   :)

Best regards,

-a-

 

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Schllc Veteran

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I would bet it’s a first, mostly because of insurance. 
After the stories of late , I would imagine he had to self insure, and not merely bc of cost, just finding a carrier to write the policy. 
Congrats to Reece!

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mike_elliott Grand Master

mike_elliott

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15 hours ago, LANCECASPER said:

The same Reece Gold that races cars?

Yup...in fact he was on top of the charts in testing at Sebring..He will be one to watch for.

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affricate Community Regular

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On 11/16/2022 at 6:16 PM, mike_elliott said:

Today,  18 Year old Reece Gold passed his private pilot license check Ride in his 2009 Acclaim, #31-0127.  Those who have attended the Mooney Summit in the past will recognize the DPE, Max Gurgew.

Congrats Reece, It was a pleasure to work with you and a shout out to Mooney Pros Sam Lindsay and Corbin Holloran for helping along the way. Im curious, has anyone else took their PPL in an acclaim that anyone knows of or is this another first for Reece?

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Congratulations!

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carusoam Grand Master

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On 11/27/2022 at 9:38 AM, Steve Dawson said:

Must have the need for speed gene, Acclaims are faster then Indy Cars,,  by a little, 

All of the speed,

none of the pit stops….

2X the distance on a tank of fuel….

and….

A set of tires lasts for years…!

Go Mooney!

:)

-a-

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Mcstealth Grand Master

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On 11/16/2022 at 11:59 PM, carusoam said:

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Some of the best drivers in racing history… also flew Mooneys…

His future is looking brighter every day!   :)

Best regards,

-a-

 

Past NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth owned and flew the eagle painted Acclaim I believe. Let me see if I can find  picture.

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On 11/16/2022 at 8:16 PM, mike_elliott said:

has anyone else took their PPL in an acclaim

no, but I started flying my bravo with 91 hours, not long after I got my PPL

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