hang on... a single prop flying across the atlantic!!!! that takes some balls!!! ok so charles lindbergh did it, and probably in something a little less ideal than a mooney but my god i still wouldn't fancy it in anything less than, say, something with two big jets and a couple of hundred seats - you get the idea!
plenty of respec' to anyone who's done it!!!!!
next question - has anyone been there, done it and (quite understandably) got themselves a t-shirt to announce it?!
chris, a quite impressed (by those who've done the equivalent of climbed everest in an albeit nice pair of nikes!!!) trainee f/o!!
CF,
One of my biggest regrets so far in life is not being able to accompany Jose Monroy (maker and installer of long range tanks and avionics) when he ferried my new Mooney across the Atlantic via Iceland (I could not make it due to work commitments).
I suggest you google "Transatlantic ovation" and you will get the info regarding what this amazing aircraft is capable of. Would I fly in one across the Atlantic if the opportunity arose again, absolutely no question. I would make time.
BTW, I averaged 185KT going from Plymouth to Gloucester this morning in my Mooney Ovation 2 GX at 65% economy (LOP) cruise settings (12.3 US GPH) - it took 37 mins. Mr Lo Presti clearly did a great job.
Actually I was flying LOP at 65% and reduced power to 55% as I was going to turn up there too early (i:e before the airport opened)!!
The Mooney is a great machine. So is the Bonanza, TB-20 and DA-42, but the Mooney wins in my book every time.
SB
