Mooney 201 questions

[Immelman]

I have just a handful of hours in an M20C and 231 belonging to a friend of mine. I'm the tall skinny type and was very comfortable flying both. Realize that mooney's did get longer somewhere through the years making the rear seats somewhat feasible (as compared to the older models such as the C).

I really do hope to buy one someday soon; the thing is though my traveling will be my wife and I, and maybe a dog... no need for the extra capacity of a 182.

I don't recall numbers but my friend with the 231 mentioned that after a few months of initial time building the insurance bill went down significantly; sorry, I wish I had specific numbers.. but it didn't seem all that bad when he was explaining it to me at the time.

 

[JimNtexas]

If you plan to routinely carry three or four people do yourself and especially your pax a favor, and get a Cessna Cardinal RG instead of a Mooney.

Mooneys are great for pilots, but they are hell on pax. Passengers love the Cardinal, and won't mind giving up a few knots in speed for the Buick like comfort and scenicruiser visiblity of the Cardinal, compared to the MG-TC seating and nuclear sub visibility of the Mooney's back seat.

The Cardinal flies like a real airplane, nothing like any other single engine Cessna.

 

[satpak77]

hmm thanks for the info guys

 

[propsarebest]

Cardinal RG is nice, but watch out for the doors, fuel caps, and STAY AWAY from the early year models.

 

[gfvalvo]

6 Seats

Since everyone else is throwing in their $0.02, I'd say if you want to carry 4 people and a reasonable amount of luggage in comfort then the answer is a Cherokee 6. Especially if 2 of those passengers are kids who you expect will grow.

 

[Check Essential]

Rv-10

... you could always build a four place RV-10....

Or buy one...

http://www.mnwing.org/EldonRV10/index.html

 

[JimNtexas]

Cardinal RG is nice, but watch out for the doors, fuel caps, and STAY AWAY from the early year models.

I have RG #35, it seems fine to me. There are improvements on the latter models, but I don't know of anything terrible about the 71 RG.

 

[propsarebest]

I have RG #35, it seems fine to me. There are improvements on the latter models, but I don't know of anything terrible about the 71 RG.

It's been a long time, but didn't Cessna change the gear system in like '74 or '75? I know that it ia much more reliable than the eariler system.

 

[crash-proof]

Or buy one...

http://www.mnwing.org/EldonRV10/index.html

Wow! That's a nice ride, and looks like good craftmanship too. How many RV-10s completed thus far?