About the Plane:
1992 Mooney MSE M20J Specs:
Plane: - 4 seats, 2900 lbs max gross capacity
- reduced to 1 seat, increased to 3400 lbs gross, for ferry flights
- empty weight 1900 lbs
- retractable landing gear
- originally 64 gallons fuel in wings, increased to 100 gals with Monroy tanks
- 70 gallon ferry tank will replace back seats
- wingspan 36' 1", length 24' 8"
Engine: - Lycoming I/O 360 -A3B6
Prop: - McCauley, 2 blade
Equipment:
- Garmin 430 GPS/com/nav
- King KCS 55A HSI
- BFGoodrich WX-900 stormscope
- S-TEC 30 autopilot
Performance:
- cruise 150 K true at 12,000 ft
- fuel burn 8.5 gal/hr at gross weight
I know that I'm a little biased, but I LOVE my Mooney. It's the perfect plane for the type of flying I do -- long trips. It's extremely fuel efficient. I've quoted the specs, but my actual fuel usage is about 7.5 gal/hr at 55% power and 145 knots true.
On the Angel Flights, Air Life Line or Young Eagle missions, I put 2 or 3 passengers in with little trouble. The cabin isn't as small as some people think. When I'm alone, I carry lots of stuff, my bike, camping gear, etc.
It's really a GREAT utility airplane that gets me there FAST and economically.
Home / Dedication and Mission / Preparation / across the US to California / First ocean crossing to Hawaii /
Ocean crossing to Samoa / Ocean crossing and flying in New Zealand / Crossing and flying in Australia /
Multiple jumps: Singapore to South Africa / Multiple Jumps: South Africa to Greece / Europe /
Crossing the North Atlantic / Last leg home / About the pilot / About the plane / Supporters /
Overview / Women / Kids / FAQ / Lessons Learned / Family and Friends /
Flight reports: FL to CA / CA to HI / in Hawaii / HI to Am Samoa / Am Samoa to NZ / in NZ / NZ to AU / in AU / in AU2
AU to Singapore / Singapore to India / India to Seychelles / Seychelles to S.Africa / in South Africa / Zambia to Ethiopia /
Djibouti to Greece / Greece to France / England, Ireland, Scotland / to Iceland / to Greenland / to Canada / last legs home
New: Presentations / Book
I'm happy to hear from you, please email me at cagarratt@gmail.com any ideas, suggestions or flight tips. Thanks.