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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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