The Mooney M20J
I began flying the Mooney in mid-October of 2000. It is a GREAT airplane. The engineers that bult this machine were smart. Only 200HP makes the sleek Mooney go 150 knots at max gross.
Notice the size of the plane - I'm not a giant:) Although narrow, it's defnitely more comfortable than a C152 (one could also argue that the benefit of speed outweighs the tight quarters
Taking my brother to Rochester (3.20.01). The flight was 35 minutes. It takes 105 minutes to drive...
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