Nice video Mike. Some great info too. I was curious what you thought about the M20K (252)? I’ve been considering that or the M20J. I understand that intended usage and personal preference have a lot to do with the decision, but wanted to know your general take between the two.
The 252 is just the turbo version. If you're flying into high elevation airports a lot or want to cruise over 15,000ft it's the way to go. Otherwise, it's just more maintenance and possibly slower down low.
Cool. Those were the conclusions I was arriving at. Thanks for your insight and confirmation. I’m in CA (Bay Area), and will hopefully be flying to the Rockies too, but I’ll need to assess the majority of the type of flying I’ll be doing. e.g. Will I be flying at high altitudes the majority of time? Take care & thanks again!
In the second scenario, you still can act as PIC and log PIC because when providing instruction, CFI doesn’t count as passenger, therefore you still can ACT AS PIC and both can log PIC time (you acting as PIC and sole manipulator; and the CFI because he is providing instruction in an aircraft he is rated for)
If I missed it, I'm sorry. What if you're a rated pilot with a medical but is not current BFR past due. Can that pilot ever log PIC while flying with another pilot who is current?
I use david clark one-x (good anr, comparable to bose a20), bose a20(good anr but poor quality) and david clark h10-76x ENC which are quietest of this three in loud turboprop, but battery last shorter than in a20 or one x.
I recently purchased a 1985 Mooney M20J and absolutely love it! I started a RU-vid channel where I use my Mooney to repossess vehicles across the country.
Helpful video. Very good including the specific references. Link to 2011 letter of interpretation didn't work for me. Found it here www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/practice_areas/regulations/interpretations/Data/interps/2011/Walker_2011_Legal_Interpretation.pdf
So the elephant in the room no one talks about is how terrible these are to maintain. Our shop will not work on Mooney's for that very reason. If you have one with the D mag......good lick with that.
#1 Go for your instrument. Even if you don't get if right away the first part of training is climbing and descending under the hood. You will learn to navigate with precision. You will interact with ATC in a much more professional way. IFR training is like juggling. First it will be hard to just do turns under the hood but soon it will become easy. So then you will have to navigate and that will be hard but you will master that. But of course you will loose some of the basic flying skills as you take on the navigation but after awhile you will be able to both easily. Then you will have to start communicating with ATC and THAT will be hard but that will become easy. A lot of pilots can't fly the plane and keep on heading and altitude. Many are scared of using ATC. Many don't understand weather or are not proficient at night. A pilot who has went through IFR training, even if they don't get their rating, are going to be much better pilots by getting the training. I would also suggest get a flight simulator program and basic simulator equipment. Fly trips there before the actual flight. Plan it the same way. Add real world weather. Even fly it with weather that you would never do for real. Of course it isn't the same as being bumped around by turbulence like when you are playing for keeps. But flying the route over and over again in the simulator lets you gain experience that can keep you ahead of the airplane. My local FBO had a simulator that you could use unlimited for a month at $400. I was there every day flying approaches using the Garmin 1000. That would be a couple flights for real but I got to practice hours on the cheap. Anyone who owns their own plane and travels with it really does need their rating because sooner or later you are going to be away from home and weather or darkness is going to put you in a situation where you are going to be very tempted to "find a way" to get back home. And that's not where you want to be.
I am sure you are going to love it. But please, please, don't just fly it around the area. Mooney's are made to travel! I took my E across country many times and that is the way Mooney's are meant to be flown😁 And it looks like you are! I hope you have or are getting your instrument rating because anyone with their own plane is going to want to use it and you never want to scud run. I would suggest, and this goes for anyone who is going to travel in their plane, is get all the DVD's and books by Richard Collins. He is the guru of instrument flying in small planes. I am in the process of getting another Mooney and am pulling out all the old DVD's. His videos are all when there weren't all the high tech equipment. But none of the new equipment replaces judgement and understanding why things are happening. That is what he teaches, in my opinion, the best ever.
Is this Mooney the first production Mooney with factory pressurization? If it is there is a surprising story about the planes designer and how Mooney took his design for the 1rst pressurized production Mooney.
Got to take my 30 YO African grey to the vet 3 hrs away so I’m gonna fly the club 182. Thanks for posting this. I was looking up videos to ease my mind. We will fly from Bentonville inNW Arkansas to University of Oaklahoma vet school near Tulsa for a cat scan. Shows an old girl with a little heart condition Thanks again
Ok please I need an answer. I’m mildly interested in headphones and from what is on the consumer market aviation headsets seem ridiculous. Like my crappy 30 dollar headset I could wear for hours and my 250 dollar AirPod pro 2s have anc. And sony sells over ear anc for about the same price. Why are these headsets the price they are when for example the Apple AirPod max is 500 and considered expensive. Literally WHAT makes these worth any price other than being aviation. EDIT: Apple is basically adding dnr to AirPods through software. WHY ARE THESE HEADSETS SO EXPENSIVE?!?!
When I finally could get into owning an airplane, I bought a Piper Cherokee 180. After several years I found I needed more speed to cover the distances I was flying. With the upgrade, I like you never flown a Mooney and the sat in one at Sun&Fun and said no way, too small. Started looking at other planes and kept returning for a harder look based on the efficiency alone. Set up to buy one on the West Coast and living on the East Coast took a friend that was very familiar with the Mooney. Once there he advised against the purchase and told the Broker, deal was off. They insisted i look at another in the area and it was only a couple miles from the Hotel. Took a look and the next morning getting first time in one flew Coast to Coast on a handshake deal. Hell of an insurance required BFR check-out at night eastbound for 11 hours. That was almost 20 years ago and like you, still enjoy the plane and often say, if I was to build a plane from scratch, the M20J would be the one...
I have owned 2 Mooneys and 3 Bonanzas the Bonanza has more room in every way.I tell people go sit in the 2 and then makeup your mind.The tape measurer does not tell the hole story.
Beautiful J model. Thanks for showing the back seat room. It’s the best demonstration I’ve seen so far. I’ve been shopping for a plane for family cross country flying and back seat comfort is required. I finally got a look at an short body E model and sat in the back. I’m only 5’8” but the lack of leg room and low seating position pushed my knees up. A short flight would be fine but I wouldn’t want to be there all day. The mid body looks much better. I’ll have a look at one of those next.
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