Mooney M20C - Efficient Speed

I meet with Flight Instructor Cole Young about his Mooney M20C in Denton Texas. I interview him and then we take the plane up for a flight.

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[LFOD]

I owned an M20J for a few years. They were the most expensive and glorious years of my life.

[williamtitus]

Cole, I bought my son a '63 M20C when he decided to making aviation his chosen career. We've had her for 4 years now and no regrets--other than my thinning wallet. Mooney M20C models are a great airplane for aspiring ATP's. They're not high-performance aircraft, but complex, and a sweet ride. We flew ours out to Colorado from Florida at max weight and she performed beautifully for us. I suggested we install electric gear in the plane, and my son wanted nothing to do with it. The Johnson Bar is a great piece of primitive technology that makes the early "C" models a joy.
Our plane had a wheels up landing in a grassy field back in the '80's and had its belly reconstructed. I noticed your belly strobe--something our aircraft is missing. I suspect it was eliminated during that reconstruction. We have a switch/breaker for the strobe still on the panel, but it doesn't power anything. I'd very much let to get one installed and was wondering if you could provide some close-ups of the strobe on your plane, and identify its exact location. My son-in-law, who is an airframe mechanic, has offered to do some work on our plane, and an LED belly strobe is something I'd like to put back on the airframe. I'd just like to make sure I have the right location and find one that's similar in look to the original equipment.
Thanks for the video...

[gordonfeliciano]

Love the Mooney. Your conversation about the airlines was interesting. My son, who is 25, and I own a Grumman Tiger here in Denver. He started flight training just after graduating high school in 2016, then went on to college to enroll in a aviation degree program to become a professional pilot. He obtained his private, instrument, commercial and CFI ratings all in our Tiger. After graduating college, he got a job flying as a CFI and tour pilot for a tour company in Kauai, Hawaii. Because I am from Hawaii, (born and raised), he was able to stay with family while he was working there to build his hours. Last August, he hit the 1, 490 hour mark and decided to apply to the regionals back here in Colorado and was hired. He received a training date to get his ATP. After returning home to Denver, he flew out to Texas to get his multi rating. Then, in November, while he and I were flying our Tiger from Denver to Colorado Springs, he hit the 1, 500 hour mark. He just completed ATP training, which the regional paid for, and is now waiting to start his type rating training to fly the Embraer E-175. His class start date is in March. There is a backlog as regionals are trying to upgrade their FO's to Captains to make way for the new hires. In any event, there are plenty of jobs out there for anyone who is looking to enter the airlines. In fact, at 54, I have even thought about a change in careers to join a regional airline.

By the way.. we still own and fly the Tiger. A great airplane. Good luck, with your airline career... fly safe and fly often!

[coleyoung]

Excited for it to go live! Had a blast, thanks for the great interview!

[chrismoody]

This is the plane I grew up in as a kid. My father owned two, a 65’ Mustang & a 67’ Executive 21. He traveled a 5 😅state area out of Wichita for business. The Mooney made for a bunch more time at home vs driving. Nothing but great memories flying with my dad. My love of planes and flying have never waned.

[johnnyhag]

Bobby, glad you're still doing these. Love the channel!

[JohnBaileyDarke]

I have owned three of these great aircraft. Noticed that you popped the gear up with lots of runway left. I did the same thing for years until I had an engine failure. It can happen!

[lisadunham]

The yelling clear brings back so many memories. So excited for you Cole.

[FlyingNDriving]

Great smaller family plane, did him justice on that landing shot

[georgej]

Love how quick manual gear comes down.

[thefamilythatfliestogether]

My grandfather and grandmother were both IFR private pilots and used to own a Mooney. They lived in North Carolina and would fly their Mooney up and down the east coast visiting us in Massachusetts or stopping in New York to visit family on their way to their summer house in Maine. I never got to fly with them as I was too young but did sit in the plane once. It was kinda small but as the video shows it is fast and efficient making it a great traveling airplane.

[danmcbride]

Cole is a super nice Pilot and will have a great Career. Thanks for doing the ride in a Mooney.

[fargorousseau]

Love the old manual C model. Flew one for over a thousand hours. Great pictures....especially those views from the rear belly. Thanks.

[ryanedwards]

Nice. Manual gear and flaps are way under appreciated.

[davehughesfarm]

Very nice looking plane..I like the green, its sharp.

[hetfieldprophet]

I was on the fence about an M20, this vid solidified my thoughts. Love it!

[docfate]

I have loved my M20B since I purchased it in 2007.

[Bennydyk]

Great video!!! Thanks for showing up the Mooney!!!

[Fiftyx]

Glad to see you back and producing again!

[Calebs_Aviation]

Awesome job so glad to see Flying Doodles videos are back!!! I love this channel! I also love the Mooney M-20C as I took my first ever small plane flight in one and it really sparked my interest in learning to fly (which I now do) I hope the company survives into the future!