Flight Review

Miamirnnr said:
I agree with KSCessna Driver. Owner is basically expired on flying anything solo because he missed the cutoff date. Your CFI friend does not have his high performance endorsement. Therefore no one is qualified to be PIC. And i know, novice question, but..they still make Mooneys?
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KSCessnaDriver said:
Indeed. Fastest piston single available on the market.
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elmetal said:
why are mooneys not more popular? man I want one now... piston single and 200kts? damn.
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mshunter said:
My guess would be the SR22 and the Cessna 400, as well as it very poor usefull load. Top the fuel and you can only bring two with tooth brushes. Most owners that look at an airplane with that kind of capibility seem to want to be able to bring their kids along as well. It's a very nice airplane, but it has a very limited mission profile.
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21st century technology vs. mid 20th century.

re: KSCessna... I can't imagine any of the buyers of these singles are really looking all that hard into their icing capabilities, after all, none of them are know ice certified.
 
Codyjp said:
21st century technology vs. mid 20th century.

re: KSCessna... I can't imagine any of the buyers of these singles are really looking all that hard into their icing capabilities, after all, none of them are know ice certified.
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Uhh, what? The SR-22 and Mooney can be FIKI equipped. Regardless of if people like flying single engine FIKI, they are available as such.
 
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The 220 on 17gph is an economy power setting.

I had one go 238 once. The difference between CAS and TAS is 2 knots, so the actual speed is 240. That is pretty close to book numbers.
 
Indeed, it is bad. Kind of the whole thing in a nutshell. The legacy airframes just can't compete with newer designs. The Acclaim is an amazing machine but I feel that the airframe is maxed out. I don't think they can get any more speed out of it. The Corvalis and Cirrus are slower, yes, but they have the benefit of being 50 years newer design. I love me some Mooney (that's why I didn't bail out in 2008 when the writing was on the wall) but I'm not a blind fanboy.
 
Depends on what you mean by "compete" I guess. I remember flying a 210N with a 550 in it and while a Cirrus would crawl away from me, it wasn't a massacre. When you factor in that I had FIKI and could carry at least 500lbs more than he could, I can see the argument that the airplanes were "competitive". Especially given the relative cost of acquisition. Also, don't know anything about the field performance of a Cirrus (except that they have their (#*$#)($ing strobes on ON THE FIELD), but I can't imagine it was as capable as the ole strutless 206. Nothin against the Cirrus (other than it's made out of plastic and that makes me nervous...but that's probably just ignorance), but there's still a place for the "legacy" airframes. Like in the middle of a thunderstorm "gettin er dun". ;)
 
roundout said:
I don't disagree, but this could get philosophical. I'll discuss working in new airplane sales over a beer or two some time to anybody who wants to listen.
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Count me in. But it will have to be more than two.

It's on the checklist.
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It was presented to me as though that was their "anti-collision" beacon...there is no red light. Is that not the case? If it isn't, would you please do Myself, God, and everyone else who's watching a favor and tell all these well-heeled jackwagons (thank you R. Lee) to turn that crap off at night? Thank you. I mean I know they're Doctors and everything, but I don't think they're gonna hurt their operating hand by flipping the damn strobe switch off.
 
But it's on the checklist.

Seriously, though, you're right. No red lights. Nobody is teaching airmanship. See, I told you this could get philosophical. Now you danger kids get off my lawn.
 
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