Looking for an Instructor

[dlt]

I am purchasing my first Mooney Bravo and am looking for an instructor to get 8 hours of dual instruction time.  Any suggestions?  I'm picking the plane up in Florida and bringing it to Arizona so I would like to get the instruction enroute if possible.  Let me know your availability and price.

I am a former Air Force instructorpilot with approximately 2200 hours of T-37 time.  I hold an ATP but have been out of the military for 20 years and have not been flying much since then.  I do rent a C-172 ocaisionally from a local airport.  I do not have a large amount of recent time, or single engine time.   

Also, the plane is in escrow, but any suggestions on a pre-buy inspection would be appreciated.

 

 

 

[Parker_Woodruff]

Unfortunately I don't have Bravo experience or I'd love to help as I do these trips all the time (with or without a student).

Ken Reed is a busy guy but I believe he has M20M experience and is a CFI.  He lives in AZ.

There's another guy here in Texas I can call if you can't find anyone.

[KLRDMD]

I do have a few hundred hours of M20M time and Doug E-Mailed me but I'm not available during the time period he needs. Unfortunately, that's not unusual. Busy is good, though . . . I guess . . .

[MooneyMitch]

As far as pre-buy inspection on the Mooney, I can personally recommend DLK Aviation near Atlanta.  Dan is an honest person.  DLK is a Mooney Service Center.

Instructors?  You might contact Don Kaye www.donkaye.com .  I do not know his availablity nor his fee schedule, but he is most qualified.

[fantom]

Don Kaye may be perfect for you. He owns a Bravo, has a zillion Mooney hours, and you'll get just the quality type training you were used to in the Air Force. I suugest you send him an airline ticket and fly back to AZ with him.

A really good PPI is, IMO, mandatory on a Bravo, and Don could help you get that done correctly.

Good luck!

 

[dlt]

I had a good conversatino with Don Kaye yesterday and I was very impressed.  Thank you for the reference.  The pre-buy inspection was completed yesterday but I haven't gotten the full report yet.  I apprecaite all the input.

[Mcstealth]

Quote: dlt

I had a good conversatino with Don Kaye yesterday and I was very impressed.  Thank you for the reference.  The pre-buy inspection was completed yesterday but I haven't gotten the full report yet.  I apprecaite all the input.