PPP Coming to Henderson, NV April 4-6

[NickG]

Fantastic! My home field! I just registered…

[hais]

Thanks for the heads up 

[tim417]

Heck yeah!

[McMooney]

what is PPP

[mooneyflyer]

1 hour ago, McMooney said:

what is PPP

Mooney Safety Foundation "Pilot Proficiency Program". The best way to be the best Mooniac you can be.

[Max Clark]

1 hour ago, McMooney said:

what is PPP

Awesome. It's awesome.

2 days of ground school (wings credit), BFR and IPC rolled into one.

Oh and you'll learn a ton about your Mooney on the ground, and a ton about how to actually fly your Mooney in the air.

It's worth it.

[PeteMc]

There's also going to be one in Cheyenne, WY: Jun 6-8.  Got fuel there last fall on our way to JAC before heading home.  Seems like a nice place. 

@McMooney, you can find all the locations and dates (scroll to the bottom of the page) and more info here: https://www.mooneysafety.com/

 

Edited February 7 by PeteMc

[MikeOH]

Just registered for Henderson, April 4-6.

Does anyone know if I'll get an email confirmation?  I only got a generic acknowledgement of registration online.

[varlajo]

On 2/7/2025 at 4:54 AM, Max Clark said:

Oh and you'll learn a ton about your Mooney on the ground, and a ton about how to actually fly your Mooney in the air.

The curriculum looks pretty generic, tbh. What am I missing? 

Is this program in any way related to MAPA PPP? I have a beat up copy of MAPA PPP training manual, which is actually amazing. 

[PeteMc]

26 minutes ago, varlajo said:

Is this program in any way related to MAPA PPP? I have a beat up copy of MAPA PPP training manual, which is actually amazing. 

It is a MAPA PPP, hence the title.  What curriculum did you see that was generic. 

Typically Friday is the Ground School day and you fly on Saturday.  Sunday is a rain day or if there are a lot of attendees I think some get moved to Sunday morning.  Then departure. And I'm assuming you got the manual by attending a PPP, so it basically runs the same way.  

 

[varlajo]

1 minute ago, PeteMc said:

And I'm assuming you got the manual by attending a PPP, so it basically runs the same way. 

Nah, the printout was in the back seat of my plane when I picked it up from the broker. 

[PeteMc]

17 hours ago, varlajo said:

Nah, the printout was in the back seat of my plane when I picked it up from the broker. 

You may want to sign up for a PPP then, especially if the plane is new to you.  Or even if you've had it for years.  You'll get the ground school to go along with the manual you thought was pretty amazing and all the people there to ask follow up questions. Then the flying will be with someone that knows your model and you can work on things you know you need to work on, or let them just show you some tips and run you through the basics.  You'll also walk.. er.. fly away with an IPC and Flight Review.  So you get those checked off too.  

[varlajo]

3 hours ago, PeteMc said:

You may want to sign up for a PPP then, especially if the plane is new to you.  Or even if you've had it for years.  You'll get the ground school to go along with the manual you thought was pretty amazing and all the people there to ask follow up questions. Then the flying will be with someone that knows your model and you can work on things you know you need to work on, or let them just show you some tips and run you through the basics.  You'll also walk.. er.. fly away with an IPC and Flight Review.  So you get those checked off too.  

Thanks, this is helpful! So MAPA and MSF are the same entity then? 

Edited February 17 by varlajo

[PeteMc]

47 minutes ago, varlajo said:

Thanks, this is helpful! So MAPA and MSF are the same entity then? 

Yes and No.  There was a Mooney Aircraft Pilots Association that, to my knowledge, is now defunct. 

Maybe someone here can really fill in the blanks.  But I *think* the Mooney Safety Foundation may have been created when the original MAPA shut down, or was having issues and they opted to separate themselves from MAPA.  So MSF is now the parent Non Profit Organization.  And on their website they do say they are Doing Business As (DBA) the  "MAPA Safety Foundation."  And that is who my Insurance Co made out the CoI to last time I took a PPP.    

It's posted earlier in this thread, but here's the link again: https://www.mooneysafety.com/

 

[amillet]

On 2/16/2025 at 5:30 PM, MikeOH said:

Just registered for Henderson, April 4-6.

Does anyone know if I'll get an email confirmation?  I only got a generic acknowledgement of registration online.

Lela Hughes will email you. 
See you there if I can get my 24 volt voltage regulator issue resolved by then