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I have a KFC150 autopilot with altitude preselect in my Mooney. I can set the desired altitude and let the autopilot get me there or hand fly it. Regardless it will ding when within 1000 ft either way, going up or down.

Cessna... better than a Mooney in every way... until they leave the ground.

Nope never a problem, and I'd know. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

My dog loves her Zulu2's but the wife and I much prefer our QT Halo's. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

BTW... entry and exit are a lot more important in other airplanes. Because you'll be doing it a lot more. We almost always can skip stops that others in C177, Bo A36's, C182's, etc are making on the same trip.

A little late to this thread, but I've certainly got some experience here. My wife and I are close to the same size as you and your wife. I started out with a Comanche 250 that belonged to a friend. But I got to fly it whenever I wanted and helped maintain it. It was how I got my HP/Cplx and...

I used to be at a small uncontrolled field in my own hangar, 50 min away. I'm now in a shared FBO hangar, 20 min away. And the best part for me is an ILS. It's nice to get home after long trips and not worry about weather.

Anyone who says an Engine Monitor is a waste of money on a relatively simple, naturally aspirated, small bore airplane engine, just doesn't know how to read an engine monitor and is speaking from a position of ignorance. Or they have more money than they need and therefore don't care about the...

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Mooney M20C with manual gear. Excellent IFR platform, and qualifies as complex for commercial, also cheap (145 kts at 8 gph) for cross country flying, also important for the commercial. The manual gear is bullet proof and nothing to go wrong (no more expensive then fixed gear to maintain).

First, don't use any flaps. Second, hold it off as long as possible. You'll still be fast which will give you better rudder authority, but when the wheels do touch, you'll have the weight to hold them down. The full aileron into the wind is correct.

For future reference... We ended up going to Cleburne. They have two courtesy cars which makes it easy to get into town. We had breakfast at Susannah's Homestyle Cooking. The food was great and only 5 minutes from the airport.

Any suggestions? I just learned the Redbarn Cafe at SLR is closed? Thanks, Paul

I like the large faced watches. I've always wanted a Breitling but always had other priorities in watches. I have a Rolex, a Bell&Ross, a U-boat, and Omega. Some day I'll own a Breitling. By the way, always buy second hand. Retail is for suckers.

Hey Josh, I was in your exact same situation. I kept putting off learning to fly as every time I saved up a few bucks, life would show up and pull rank. The solution was to forget saving for it. All you need is enough cash for one lesson. And then when you have the cash, the weather's right, the...