SF Bay Area Mooney CFI

[DaV8or]

Anybody know of a CFI in or near the San Francisco Bay Area that has a Mooney to give instruction in? Here's my deal; I will be buying an M20E soon and will need transition training. At the same time, I am due for a BFR by the end of May. Chances are, I won't have my Mooney by then, so I'd like to do the transition traing ahead of time and kill two birds with one stone. It seems to me that the transition training is pretty much the same as what they do for a BFR. It would be awsome if I could get instruction in a pre-J model.

[Dan]

There was a plane across the bay in Palo Alto at a local flying club. I seem to recall it being a K model maybe. Might be a bit of a hike for you though. If you hear of something out of OAK, let me know.

Dan

[DaV8or]

Quote: Dan

There was a plane across the bay in Palo Alto at a local flying club. I seem to recall it being a K model maybe. Might be a bit of a hike for you though. If you hear of something out of OAK, let me know.

Dan

[Buster1]

Isn't Top Gun down in Stockton?  They probably have some instructors.  Just a guess though.

[mooneygirl]

Hello there

You might want to consider Don Kaye for your instruction.  http://web.mac.com/donkaye/Dons_Homepage/Flight_Instruction.html

He might be able to give you some advice on finding a pre-J to train in. 

Don is an absolute Mooney Guru, and has tons of experience.

 

And in my opion you might want to join MAPA if you haven't and perhaps even put a classifed in the MAPA LOG, you get a free advertisement!  Just a thought.

http://www.mooneypilots.com

This weekend, April 17th there are about five or six of us headed to Minter Field for their fly-in.  There will be at least three pre-Js there, including mine.  http://www.minterfieldairmuseum.com/

 

All the best

Jolie

[DaV8or]

Quote: mooneygirl

Hello there

You might want to consider Don Kaye for your instruction.  http://web.mac.com/donkaye/Dons_Homepage/Flight_Instruction.html

He might be able to give you some advice on finding a pre-J to train in. 

Don is an absolute Mooney Guru, and has tons of experience.

 

And in my opion you might want to join MAPA if you haven't and perhaps even put a classifed in the MAPA LOG, you get a free advertisement!  Just a thought.

http://www.mooneypilots.com

This weekend, April 17th there are about five or six of us headed to Minter Field for their fly-in.  There will be at least three pre-Js there, including mine.  http://www.minterfieldairmuseum.com/

 

All the best

Jolie

[Dan]

Are you flying with Oakland flyers? I would like to fly to some of the Mooney events as well, out of OAK. 

I spoke with a guy last year out of Sacramento who does Mooney instruction also. He was 40.00 an hour, but Sac is a good hike and you needed your own Mooney. I can dig up his email if you want though.

Dan

[roundout]

Quote: DaV8or

[mooneygirl]

http://mooneypilots.com/  is the website for MAPA, and Lela Hughes can be reached at 210-525-8008

 

 

[mjc]

Quote: DaV8or

I did already check out Don's website, but I haven't contacted him yet. To be honest, I was a bit intimidated by it. Besides charging $80 an hour, he sounds like he really puts you through flight school all over again! Sounds like at least an $800 check out, propably more. I bet he makes a good deal of his money transitioning student pilots and freshly minted PP with lots of cash to their new Acclaims and Ovations. I should call him I guess though. I was just wondering if anybody knew of anybody else out there.

I have joined MAPA... I think. I printed off their form and sent them a check for not only the membership, but also "Those Remakable Mooneys" but have yet to get a response from them or see the book. I guess I'll call soon to whoever...

I would LOVE to join you guys at your fly in. I've never been there and I could easily rent the club's Arrow and go if it's OK. However, I am no longer instrument current, so it will have to be a VFR weekend.

[DaV8or]

Quote: mooneygirl

http://mooneypilots.com/  is the website for MAPA, and Lela Hughes can be reached at 210-525-8008

 

 

[DaV8or]

Quote: Dan

Are you flying with Oakland flyers? I would like to fly to some of the Mooney events as well, out of OAK.

Dan

[KLRDMD]

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[hansel]

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Also, Robert Gary is a CFI and owns either an E or F model Mooney. He's in California, I think northern, but I'm not sure exactly where.