mark.staggs
Pre-takeoff checklist
On a "test" flight, I (5' 9") sat in the back of our M20C before we bought it, and it was fine for a short flight. Something like a $100 hamburger run is okay. I wouldn't want to be back there for 3+ hours, though.
As @Huckster79 said, landing is pretty straightforward. Get a good checkout and get comfortable with where your speeds need to be. I've kind of gotten in a bad habit of being a smidge too high on approach, but even then if you hold the right speed all the way into the flare you can easily land it and rollout w/o touching the brakes on most GA fields.
Sit in one and see if you fit and like it. They do seem cramped at first, but visibility in flight is pretty good. Get a good pre-buy, check the tanks (sealed or bladders), check the gear (nose gear esp), look for corrosion like any other antique airplane that many of us fly.
As @Huckster79 said, landing is pretty straightforward. Get a good checkout and get comfortable with where your speeds need to be. I've kind of gotten in a bad habit of being a smidge too high on approach, but even then if you hold the right speed all the way into the flare you can easily land it and rollout w/o touching the brakes on most GA fields.
Sit in one and see if you fit and like it. They do seem cramped at first, but visibility in flight is pretty good. Get a good pre-buy, check the tanks (sealed or bladders), check the gear (nose gear esp), look for corrosion like any other antique airplane that many of us fly.