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Having a plane to evacuate Florida is great. My neighbor and I left basically at the same time, I took 8 hours to get to PA, he took 21 hours to go to TN. I have a hangar, but still evacuate if it’s a major hurricane.

Related question, does preflight include sampling fuel? If not then why? I’ve never seen a jet pilot do anything but a walk around.

The fuselage is rounded and if you have 2 broad shoulder passengers they will be cramped, front seats can be staggered to avoid this. I love the range

I don’t see prices dropping a significant amount, just flattening out, unless there’s a big economic downturn. 2000 was the peak and even in 2008 (Great Recession) they had only dropped 5-10% from previous year, maybe 20-25% from their peak.

This is my old school, the majority of students are foreign. This guy should never get a driver’s license, let alone a pilot’s. If you can’t control your temper I don’t want you in control of any vehicle.

That’s true for quadrant or push pull controls.

Same is true if blocking your hangar neighbors from getting in or out. For some reason people think the world revolves around them.

Charging voltage should never get below 13.0, I would set it so that you would get an alert as soon as possible. If below 12.6 it has been on battery for a while.

Your Lycoming technique is for a flooded engine, why not just try the don’t touch anything approach which works the great majority of time?

With Mooneys, after starting if running rough, turn on the electric boost pump to smooth it out. Also, if expecting to have to hot start, open cowl flaps on approach to cool down the engine, it will also prevent rough running/stalling after landing.

Speaking of a sleep aid…..Zzzzzzzzz. SR is all about time, time slowing and events not being in sync for all observers (simultaneity).

Same reason why; fancy laminar flow wings. DA40s drag coefficient is only 0.020, not bad….Mooney is still the best at 0.017, advantage of being a retract.

They are, but… They have a long wingspan, over 37’ with winglets…which makes for a slower roll rate. Also makes for a tight fit getting into a standard T hangar. Also, they have springs on the elevators, so will return them to neutral position if you relax your hold. Both of the above make them...

Only the first year (1977), it was sort of a transition year.

Engines running hot is pilot error. Easy to check now that most owners have engine monitors, just ask to see the logs. I know mechanics who own(ed) Mooneys, but yes, they do require some expertise. And they can be a bit cramped, I know APs that refuse to work on them, actually they didn’t, but...

There’s more to a 201 than just the speed mods. Increased gear speeds, push-pull controls instead of throttle quadrant, generally better panels (AP was standard, annunciator), improved seats, modern yokes, etc. But Fs will usually have more useful load without all this.

First, let me congratulate the OP on his excellent taste. Those planes would have been $30-40K back before Covid. You need to go through the logs carefully before you can figure out if they are a good deal or not. The panels are what drives prices these days, and yes the short body Mooneys...

They have a completely different hair line.

Similar problem, but it’s my irrigation system that is leaking about a 1/3 gallon per minute, and it leaks with the sprinkler system off. So I figure it has to be between meter and the valves (which I can’t find). Some web searches came up with guys who use sensitive microphones to track the...

I’m in the same situation, forecast for today shows a gap, but tomorrow’s forecast shows less moisture higher should allow flying over it without worrying about being sandwiched.