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Old September 6th 04, 03:55 AM
Steven Barnes
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http://www.aso.com/i.aso/AircraftVie...craft_id=84399

I flew this yesterday and it was nice (but what the hell do I know) He
is asking 105k but Vref says it is worth $113k. That seemed high but
again what do I know. Any Mooney owners out there want to give an
opinion on the M20J? Thanks in advance.


If you're in the market for a fast, fuel-efficient single-engined

tourer,
there are 4 reasons not to buy a Mooney:

1) It doesn't haul as much payload over short ranges as some comparable
tourers. On ours, one the IFR equipment was on board, it was 480 lb

with
full fuel, which means 670 lb with half fuel. Of course half-fuel still
keeps you in the air for 3 hours at 160 KTAS. By the time you get to

longer
range missions, it matters less because the others have to carry more

weight
in fuel. If most of your missions are two up, no problem.


The useful load in a 201 will be right around 1000 lbs. Don't hold the
fact that the plane carries 7 hours of gas against it. I never fill
mine to the top.

[snip]

Doesn't leaving the tanks partially empty cause problems with condensation
or something along those lines?


 




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