Request for Mooneyisms

[Ted]

My friend whose Mooney I fly and I were talking, and thinking how we'd like to have a list of Mooneyisms. Mooneyisms include such humorous but negative lines as:

"Your tail's on backwards"
"It's not ugly, it's distinctive."
"Sorry to hear about the damage to your tail, hope you can get it fixed soon."

And perhaps positive things such as:

"The spirit of performance."

Anyone care to share theirs?

 

[vontresc]

Mooney pattern == B52 pattern

 

[TMetzinger]

From Gordon Baxter:

Bonanza - You can fly faster, but you can't pay more!

 

[Ted]

Mooney pattern == B52 pattern

Hey, that was only the first few times until I got used to it.

 

[SkyHog]

Don't stall your plane, it has a tendency to spin from a stall in coordinated flight.

"Its the sports car of the air"

 

[kevin47881]

"You can't land the thing on the grass."

 

[bjohnson]

Magic Carpet

"You can't land the thing on the grass."

I call BS!

 

[Steve]

"When the door closes, a spike goes in the pilot's head" has always been a favorite of mine.

 

[Danos]

I didn't get a good look at it because it blew past me too fast, but I think it was flying backwards.

 

[Bob Bement]

I know they have trouble taking off a Gaston's. Some people think the wind is always blowing, but it is those scared trees, still shaking. ( Sorry Michael, I shouldn't pick on you, you aren't even around anymore.) Besides it wasn't his fault it was the Mooneys. :smile: Bob

 

[gkainz]

"My saddest day in aviation was the day the Mooney got pulled off the rental line."
-- sorry, not what you were fishing for, but "that's the way it is"

 

[Anthony]

"My saddest day in aviation was the day the Mooney got pulled off the rental line."
-- sorry, not what you were fishing for, but "that's the way it is"

Turned your trip to Custer from what two hours to three?

 

[sba55]

"Sorry to hear about the damage to your tail, hope you can get it fixed soon."

That's my quote!!!!!!

 

[Ted]

That's my quote!!!!!!

And a great quote it was! Thanks for providing it!

 

[Kelvin]

Mooney...It's a mindset...

 

[Henning]

"My saddest day in aviation was the day the Mooney got pulled off the rental line."
-- sorry, not what you were fishing for, but "that's the way it is"

In the early 90s there was a Mooney for rent at Santa Monica that had the first glass panel (multi tube monochrome AI and HSI) I ever saw. IIRC it was $120 an hr.

 

[Henning]

Mooney...It's a mindset...

Mooney...It's a mental illness....

 

[Fast n' Furious]

My other Corvette is a Mooney.
My other Mooney is a Corvette.
Life is short..fly very, very fast.
My tail is just fine thank you now get out of my way.
Kerrville, TX...the home of speed.
Mooney pilots aren't perfect but their airplanes might be.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

"How do you fit into that thing?"

(Uhh, best legroom of any plane I've ever flown, thank you!)

 

[Everskyward]

"How do you fit into that thing?"

(Uhh, best legroom of any plane I've ever flown, thank you!)

And as a consequence, it's not great for short-legged people!

 

[sba55]

Mooney: Why not go Bonanza and fly faster on less fuel?
Mooney: Really? Why?

 

[bbchien]

My other Corvette is a Mooney.
My other Mooney is a Corvette.
Life is short..fly very, very fast.
My tail is just fine thank you now get out of my way.
Kerrville, TX...the home of speed.
Mooney pilots aren't perfect but their airplanes might be.

"Mooney 201MZ, do not exceed 170 knots, traffic 12 o'clock, 4 miles at 3000 feet, a Crusader"

 

[gkainz]

Turned your trip to Custer from what two hours to three?

not quite that bad ... from around 1:40 to 2:05 or so ... I found a 172RG at Erie that was priced competitively.