Introduction flight but in a Mooney...

[Dan2112]

Hi everybody.  I am in the Central Coast area near SLO (SBP) and have fallen hard for the Mooney.  I would love to have an intro flight in a Mooney.  Eventually I want to get my PPL, but convincing the wife is a tall order.  I know the Mooney is not exactly friendly to more than two people.  Do you think it is wise or even possible to try to get both me and my wife on a discovery flight in a Mooney here in the Central Coast?

Dan

Edited May 6 by Dan2112

[Fly Boomer]

6 minutes ago, Dan2112 said:

Do you think it is wise or even possible to try to get both me and my wife on a discovery flight in a Mooney here in the Central Coast?

In a modern Mooney, three people is no problem.  As with most four place airplanes, you can fill the seats, or fill the tanks, or fill the baggage, but not all three at the same time.  There are many Mooneys on the coast, so someone will likely be along shortly.

[NickG]

On 5/5/2025 at 6:13 PM, Dan2112 said:

Hi everybody.  I am in the Central Coast area near SLO (SBP) and have fallen hard for the Mooney.  I would love to have an intro flight in a Mooney.  Eventually I want to get my PPL, but convincing the wife is a tall order.  I know the Mooney is not exactly friendly to more than two people.  Do you think it is wise or even possible to try to get both me and my wife on a discovery flight in a Mooney here in the Central Coast?

Dan

Come to Vegas and I’d be happy to oblige

[Skates97]

If you're on Facebook check out the West Coast Mooney Club. There's Mooneys at Oceano, Santa Maria, Paso Robles, and I'm sure others. If you make it down further south I'd be happy to give you a ride. 

[MooneyMitch]

1 hour ago, Skates97 said:

If you're on Facebook check out the West Coast Mooney Club. There's Mooneys at Oceano, Santa Maria, Paso Robles, and I'm sure others. If you make it down further south I'd be happy to give you a ride. 

Richard, there are no Mooney's based at Oceano [L52].  Yes, Mooney's based at Santa Maria, Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo.

[Skates97]

9 hours ago, MooneyMitch said:

Richard, there are no Mooney's based at Oceano [L52].  Yes, Mooney's based at Santa Maria, Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo.

Oh, I thought Jolie had hers there.

[Dan2112]

Thanks everybody I don't have a FB account unfortunately.  I thought there was a Mooney fly in at Paso at one point last year.  Is that a regular occurance?  Maybe that would be a good place to introduce my wife to the Mooney.  I want to go "gently" before I suggest it to her..

[201Mooniac]

There was a great fly-in a Paso last year.  It is an occasional thing, not quite regular.  It was organized by Phil Corman of https://themooneyflyer.com/.  He always does a great job on the fly-in.

[Dan2112]

Ah thanks for that info,  I was looking at the event from last year and wasn't sure how I would "participate" as a non-pilot.  I am still plotting how to get her around one... Paso is perfect since it has the air museum, etc and we love to go there.