Why We Fly Mooneys

[jrjaks]

Note the groundspeed read out on the MX20.  I did have a little help with winds, but it's still fun to see 200kts.   I got my Mooney back today  after 2 months out for it's annual.  The engine had to go back to Lycoming for premature cam/lifter wear.  It's nice to have an airplane again!

[mooniac58]

Very nice!  Yeah, I just flew into Honolulu yesterday and I had a little push too, but was only seeing 172 ground speed.  I think my TAS was around 160 @ 8500.  Kona to Honolulu in 58 minutes though - only about 18 minutes longer than if I had rode Hawaiian Airlines on a 717 (and that is not counting the ticket/security/boarding crap) 

I am extremely biased, but I think Mooney's are the ultimate aircraft and blow everything else away in terms of efficiency and catering to a lot of people's mission requirements.