Mooney instruction SE Minnesota

[jrod_stat]

I'm a new member and new owner of a M20F. I was hoping someone could put me in contact with a CFI in the SE Minnesota area who would be willing to give a few hours of instruction in my plane. Thanks in advance.

 

 

[jlunseth]

I would contact Eric Rudningen at Oasis Aero and see if he has time. Oasis Aero is at Willmar. Eric has probably flown every Mooney there is. He is one of the owners of Oasis, which is a Mooney MSC. You can look Oasis up by googling it and you will get Eric’s number. The other great Mooney instructor who is sometimes in that area is Bruce Jaeger, who owned the predecessor of Oasis for a very long time. He was my instructor when I did my commercial. I don’t know how to reach him though, and he is semi-retired, I don’t know if he still instructs. If you contact Eric and he cannot do it, he may be able to recommend someone else who is proficient in Mooneys.

[AIREMATT]

Where are you located in SE MN?

Willmar is quite a distance from you. Might still be a good option, just not in your neighborhood.

[LANCECASPER]

3 hours ago, AIREMATT said:

Where are you located in SE MN?

Willmar is quite a distance from you. Might still be a good option, just not in your neighborhood.

Every part of Minnesota is close-by in a Mooney 

[AIREMATT]

55 minutes ago, LANCECASPER said:

Every part of Minnesota is close-by in a Mooney 

But not until the insurance company is satisfied can you use that benefit.

[LANCECASPER]

1 hour ago, AIREMATT said:

But not until the insurance company is satisfied can you use that benefit.

I don't see that in the post, but your assumption could be right.

[jrod_stat]

@jlunseth thank you for the information, I have a call into Eric. Willmar isn't necessarily close to Rochester so I may make a weekend out of it if Eric is willing to fly both Saturday and Sunday.

 

@AIREMATT this is most definitely to satisfy the insurance company.  

 

[AIREMATT]

6 hours ago, jrod_stat said:

 this is most definitely to satisfy the insurance company.  

Been there done that!

[jlunseth]

I found a few more instructors who claim to have Mooney experience from some older publications. I don’t know anything about them, have never used them:

MN	Minneapolis	Loren D. Jones	NA 530	2/2002		E-mail	952-447-0600
MN	Minneapolis	Ruben Alvarez	NA 500	2/2002	Yes	E-mail	612-377-9481

 

Joe Allen, Minneapolis. Email: jp.allen926@gmail.com, (612) 636-5216. I own and fly a M20J and am able to provide BFRs and Mooney Instruction.

One other, very worth trying if she will give instruction, is Barbara Mack. Barb is a DPE, she has a hangar and office at the Anoka airport. She flies a J (and also flies corporate jets). I have done two checkrides with her, for my Instrument and my Commercial. Unfortunately I don’t have any contact information for her. Barb might be retired by now though, don’t know for sure.

Don’t know anyone in the RST area, but the flight from RST to the MSP area is under an hour in a Mooney. The Chief Pilot at Thunderbird Aviation, KFCM, is Fred Nauer. Fred has flown just about anything and could no doubt teach you in a Mooney without any trouble. Then you could go to one of the Mooney PPPs and fly with a Mooney instructor who is very proficient in your model. TBird is 952-941-1212