Search results

Yes! Especially this year as a Spartan :)

Piece of stringy bacon fat kinda tied to the trigger- they can’t just lick it clean- one tug n they are done. I think the strong odor draws em in too as it works

It is addictive! I went from a 90kt Cessna 140 to a 140kt Mooney m20f and it still makes me smile! I climb out faster than I used to cruise! Recent fishing trip with flying buddies, we departed Baudette MN at 8am eastern time, I was putting my bird in the hangar at 6d6 at 12:15, rest of my...

I was there my friend! Same story almost- always obsessed and started lessons and I was 20 hrs in and felt no where close to solo or even close to just feeling “I got this”. I remeber thinking “maybe I’m not cut out for this” For me an instructor change made all the difference- though that’s...

Buy a basic airbrush off Amazon, they are battery rechargeable now- they are perfect for touch ups. You just get basic auto paint at a local parts store. The airbrush gives you far more control than a rattle can or even a harbor freight detail gun, you can do tiny chips w the airbrush as you...

Oh I meant she demands more of you than a trainer class plane- I did t articulate that clearly… but correct they aren’t crazy to adapt to. In fact in other similiar discussions I’ve pointed out they land not much more difficult than a Skyhawk on final…

Man I have to disagree, F on up seems dandy in back to me. I’ve hauled full sized 220lb adults in my F’s backseat, with as much or more comfort than a 172 or similar. My adult boys love the reclining back seats. But that’s why we all gotta check em out on our own as we all have a different take.

Do not rule out a Mooney… not saying it’s the only model for you, but it’s one to minimally consider. Purchase price pre-j is very reasonable for what you get. I’d recommend looking into an F (or a J if it’s in price range as they do rock) the F gets you a very nice rear seat and good baggage...

Showed a friend a pic of my Mooney just yesterday- he said “oh yea looks just like a Cessna” :)

Wow! I’m not IR, and was around 500 hrs with zero retract time and Avemco was the only one that wasn’t crazy… it was pricey but the others were 30% more or better if I recall right. Mine started at 3800 but is now down to $2600, it was odd numbers I got the breaks at but they told them to me up...

Trip home to MI from MN- We tracked it at about 20mpg! Averaged 149kt from take off to landing, no stops 4hrs 10mins. With avoiding the fuel stops the Cessnas and Grumman had to make and our speed combined to beating them all by 3hrs. Her efficiency of time usage is a combo of the speed...

Uh oh, you’re gunna get hooked. Headed to bed before a flight home from walleye fishing near KBDE again, 622nm, 4hrs 30 min it looks like, 45 gallons probably… No fuel stops… I’ll beat the rest of the gang by 1-3hrs w their speed n fuel stops. The speed and gas sipping ability combine to...

They are a great value! I bought an F for same reasoning as @Darryl Snover- pretty much verbatim reasoning. I ended up doing a full tank reseal in the first year- it was an ouch moment but still less invested than 180hp Skyhawk would have cost me. I have a 1050 useful load, I fly it everywhere...

Thank you, and I really couldn’t agree more. My frustration with myself was not running her on the ground on both tanks. So common sense and I didn’t do it. Once things happened I’ve decided I was correct in how I handled it. But was sharing my thinking on analyzing it- I think after my...

I declared Pan, pan, pan earlier this year. Not sure in the second why I chose pan instead of mayday. The situation turned into a fart in the wind in the end. The hiccup was my fault entirely. To point I’ve been mad at myself ever since. I’m glad I called though, as nothing bad happened, I...

Ok, I may have overstated something about it being like a Skyhawk to land. You gents are correct they demand a bit more of ya- a Skyhawk seems like it’ll forgive you for landing fast n such, where the Mooney won’t. But man if ya can hold an airspeed she’s a kitten to land. I guess what I...

Really any in the line up would work, and may get more plane for the buck going a non-J. Don’t get me wrong I envy you guys in a J from my F, but there was quite the price delta, and justifiably so, but for the dollar may not want to rule the others out. Naaa, my M20F will gladly fly along at...

The young folks will be as capable of surviving as we were. Every generation thinks the new ones lost its mind and is worthless, the new generation sees the previous gen as backwards. This cycle has been going on since we started walking upright. I’m not a religious man anymore but in...

This is pretty close to home, I’ll keep my ears open for any rumor mill info I can pick up at the airport

If you need a transponder too, I put the Appareo in my Cessna 140 and one was already installed in my Mooney when I got it, I love the model. I think its greatest advantage is having the stratus 3i paired with it, its just like the portable stratus that most are familiar with, but it just...