What would you like to know about Al W Mooney

mark.staggs said:
The plane's safe. I just flew it back from annual inspection today from a Mooney Service Center here in NC, if that means anything these days. It even has bright, new LED blinky lights and new LED nav lights, which we all know is the most important thing. /s

As for the pilot being good and experienced, well, I'm certainly not the most experienced, but I'm still alive. I'm sure there's others in the Atlanta or southeast area that have way more experience and have a Mooney to show you.
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That sounds fine, I am all about safety
 
m.mooney said:
That sounds fine, I am all about safety
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Mooney airplanes are very safe. They have a steel tube frame around the passenger compartment not unlike a roll cage on a race car. The main wing spar is also overbuilt, especially on the earlier aircraft, before the weight ratings went up on later models. The wings remained the same, only the tests and paperwork were changed.

I live in Virginia but you or one of your family can fly with me any time. If you find yourself near Culpeper or Fredericksburg look me up.
 
William Pete Hodges said:
Mooney airplanes are very safe. They have a steel tube frame around the passenger compartment not unlike a roll cage on a race car. The main wing spar is also overbuilt, especially on the earlier aircraft, before the weight ratings went up on later models. The wings remained the same, only the tests and paperwork were changed.
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There have been a couple of Mooney accidents since I've had mine (13 years now!) that have just blown me away - Including one where the plane was flown into the side of a mountain and everyone lived. Unbelievable. And I definitely noticed right away when I got it how stoutly built it is.
 
flyingcheesehead said:
There have been a couple of Mooney accidents since I've had mine (13 years now!) that have just blown me away - Including one where the plane was flown into the side of a mountain and everyone lived. Unbelievable. And I definitely noticed right away when I got it how stoutly built it is.
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It really is kinda neat how different manufacturers made their design decisions. The wing, roll cage, and decision to use push/pull tubes for flight controls are pretty nice choices that increase safety and fun-factor.
 
Got any stories of the early days of starting up the company? And any stories from the rougher days as they struggled to stay in business - like the Republic Steel days?
 
William Pete Hodges said:
Mooney airplanes are very safe. They have a steel tube frame around the passenger compartment not unlike a roll cage on a race car. The main wing spar is also overbuilt, especially on the earlier aircraft, before the weight ratings went up on later models. The wings remained the same, only the tests and paperwork were changed.

I live in Virginia but you or one of your family can fly with me any time. If you find yourself near Culpeper or Fredericksburg look me up.
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I live in Metro Atlanta now I used to live in Texas I moved back when I was 23 because I always felt like Georgia was my home. My Aunt Bobby his daughter used to live in Williamsburg Virginia I really loved her she was a smart and wise woman and had a lot of love like grandad as a matter of fact I can say about my aunt and my father they came from a long line of love
 
flyingcheesehead said:
There have been a couple of Mooney accidents since I've had mine (13 years now!) that have just blown me away - Including one where the plane was flown into the side of a mountain and everyone lived. Unbelievable. And I definitely noticed right away when I got it how stoutly built it is.
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I know Mooney planes are safe I just meant are they being maintained? Is the plane being maintained by the person flying it. And is the person flying it experienced. But if I'm going to fly in a small plane it's not going to be anything other than a Mooney!!
 
flyingcheesehead said:
I'm interested in his "aviation origin story". Do you know what got him interested in aviation, and in designing airplanes? Was he a pilot first, or an engineer/designer?

Also, what did he enjoy doing that wasn't directly related to aviation? Any other hobbies?
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I hope I answered your question. If you have any other just let me know!
 
Thank you all for allowing me to be part of this forum. it is really is satisfying to be able to talk about my my grandfather and my uncle art because Mooney aircraft wasn't just my grandfather it was also my uncle art and I'm so proud of both of them!
 
m.mooney said:
What if I met up with more than one pilot? I can bring some pictures and letters he and Bax wrote each other.
It would be an opportunity to see some cool stuff
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Following this to see if it happens. I am local to you. Got to hear Bax speak and meet him briefly years ago, by coincidence, it was at a Mooney owners fly-in event.

Unfortunately, the nice C model that I used to fly out of PDK was sold.
 
Dave Theisen said:
Following this to see if it happens. I am local to you. Got to hear Bax speak and meet him briefly years ago, by coincidence, it was at a Mooney owners fly-in event.

Unfortunately, the nice C model that I used to fly out of PDK was sold.
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I would really like to meet more than one pilot and bring some stuff to share and show about my grandfather and y'all talked about there's a restaurant at McCallum and maybe we could just sit down and I can show you some things about my grandfather it would be a thrill for me
 
m.mooney said:
I would really like to meet more than one pilot and bring some stuff to share and show about my grandfather and y'all talked about there's a restaurant at McCallum and maybe we could just sit down and I can show you some things about my grandfather it would be a thrill for me
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Folks on mooneyspace get together every year around September for a weekend to talk about Mooneys, etc. I bet they love to have you.
You can post here if you’d like:

Mooney Summit

This forum is for the discussion of the Mooney Summit
mooneyspace.com
 
MooneyDriver78 said:
Folks on mooneyspace get together every year around September for a weekend to talk about Mooneys, etc. I bet they love to have you.
You can post here if you’d like:

Mooney Summit

This forum is for the discussion of the Mooney Summit
mooneyspace.com
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While traveling is hard for me that is something I would seriously want to do. I appreciate the idea I will see what I can find out thank you so much!
 
MooneyDriver78 said:
Folks on mooneyspace get together every year around September for a weekend to talk about Mooneys, etc. I bet they love to have you.
You can post here if you’d like:

Mooney Summit

This forum is for the discussion of the Mooney Summit
mooneyspace.com
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I'm actually finding that mooneyspace is down for some reason, but I will keep trying
 
m.mooney said:
I'm actually finding that mooneyspace is down for some reason, but I will keep trying
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Some were reporting problems (if using Centurylink, Verizon ISP), you might want to wait until Monday.

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