Mooney Bravo or Acclaim
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You have to fly high to get that advertised speed. If you’re not willing to wear a mask (or your passengers aren’t), then go with an Ovation.
Ask again in 4 weeks when MOSAIC-LSA is finalized.
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Cessna 400? Pipistrel Panthera? Mooney is doing an amazing job of 'I'm not dead yet,' but had parts pricing jump 30%. Here is what is now an obviously AI written article though the facts are the facts.
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What's going on with Mooney and LASAR - the straight story — LASAR
Hi Mooney family, We’ve heard the big question loud and clear: what the heck is going on with Mooney and LASAR? Here’s the answer. Over the past months, we've kept our heads down fixing the foundation—late nights in the hangar, sorting drawings, validating specs, rebuilding tooling, and re-engagi
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Serious question... Can you even buy a certified panthera?Cessna 400? Pipistrel Panthera? Mooney is doing an amazing job of 'I'm not dead yet,' but had parts pricing jump 30%. Here is what is now an obviously AI written article though the facts are the facts.
What's going on with Mooney and LASAR - the straight story — LASAR
Hi Mooney family, We’ve heard the big question loud and clear: what the heck is going on with Mooney and LASAR? Here’s the answer. Over the past months, we've kept our heads down fixing the foundation—late nights in the hangar, sorting drawings, validating specs, rebuilding tooling, and re-engagi
61kts Vfe, so a MOSAIC S-LSA version maybe?
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Good question. In the Mooney, the airframes are all similar and the engines get stronger and thirstier while being more expensive to maintain, operate, and overhaul.
So a three hour trip may become a four hour trip. That one hour saved comes at a high premium. It’s worth the extra bucks to some, and not to others.
Obviously you want to go fast, your mission may require it, and your bank account is willing to make it happen.
The newer high horse powered models of Mooneys are beautiful machines, but come at a significantly higher cost per mile. I enjoy the extra time flying an older four cylinder J model knowing it’s traveling nearly as efficiently and inexpensively as is possible in a Mooney… but unfortunately slower.
The extra time it takes me to fly someplace is a treat.
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What are you coming from?
It's not like every airplane that will be developed is going to come out on day 1. I'd expect some announcements at Oshkosh but I don't think it's going to open the floodgates.
I sure do hope it results in a certified Panthera though.
This. Unless your usual legs are 300+nm, you won't get a significant speed advantage out of the turbo models. Being fast, Mooneys eat up a lot of distance in the climb and descent, and below 10K the Ovations are as fast or slightly faster.
Also, the flight levels are really boring most of the time.
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Pass on the fast and go with the Class…get a 195 like this cool cat (not mine):
A few already have announced, for example
Veloce ANG – Fully Built Plane - Veloce
Veloce ANG – Fully Built Plane Meet the Veloce ANG MOSAIC Is Officially Passed July 18th 2025 S-LSA Fully Built Type-Certificated 4 person 200 ktas with parachute, deice, almost auto land and more. Better Than Anything Under $2M for $417k-$517k ready to fly. All becuse of MOSAIC Stay Updated...
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If you have a cool $5 mil burning a hole in your pocket, the TBMs are really nice airplanes. They've got the speed of the slower jets with single-turboprop operating economy, and they're easy to fly. They really hit their stride with the 900 series.
Epics are worth a look too, though they're still on the G1000 and they don't have a pilot door available.
I hope that they live up to their promises, both on price and performance, and that they get production solved ASAP.A few already have announced, for example
Veloce ANG – Fully Built Plane - Veloce
Veloce ANG – Fully Built Plane Meet the Veloce ANG MOSAIC Is Officially Passed July 18th 2025 S-LSA Fully Built Type-Certificated 4 person 200 ktas with parachute, deice, almost auto land and more. Better Than Anything Under $2M for $417k-$517k ready to fly. All becuse of MOSAIC Stay Updated...
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That''s why the 252 is nice.
Similar fuel burn as a J, but flying in the mid-teens you get the TAS boost.
For shorter trips (weekend) I like to keep the flight to 3 hours, so expands the options.
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I always thought that the 252 was the sweet spot. They only discontinued it because it was the strongest competitor to their newer models.