My Mark 20C (180 HP) had an after market normalizing turbo (Ray-Jay)
which I basically just used for high altitude take offs.

Worked fine getting sea level power at the high altitudes.

Would let you have the Mooney speed and also ability to carry a load
out of high altitude airports.

Big John
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 05:23:22 GMT, (Ben Jackson) wrote:

In article CATWc.132424$sh.9312@fed1read06,
pjbphd wrote:
Although I'm a way off, I'm beginning to consider planes for my commute.

Something like an M20E (if you like the ergonomics of the M20 series)
would be great for a single-person commute. Fast and economical to
operate.

If you have a side goal of building time then you might want to get
something slower. I've found that it's hard to resist going as fast
as possible even when you're not in a hurry.

Commuting isn't a very demanding task -- you should figure out what
else you want to do with the plane. There are planes in your price
range that could also land in the back country, or do acrobatics.