"Ken Reed" wrote in message
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That would be an awfully slow Mooney. My 1967 'C' model (the slowest
model of the mid 1960s Mooneys) does 140-145 kt. The 'E' models are 5-7
kts faster.

I am talking "real" cruise numbers at realistic power settings below 10,000
feet. I used to own a 1967 Mooney M20C and if I flight planned for 130
knots it would work out just about right.

How fast is my current Cessna P210? Well, the book says it can fly 198
knots at 23,000 feet. That is true (+/- winds aloft and time to climb) but
the "real" flight planning speed is 160 knots.

By comparison, I would use 100 knots as a "real" speed for a C172.

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Richard Kaplan, CFII

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