A36 baggage?

Newps wrote:
the back seat is fixed and it's a one piece seat. The Bo has individual
rear seats, each with it's own armrest on both sides of the seat. At
least the Mooney windows are like pillbox slits compared to the Bo...The
Mooney is good at what it was designed for, to go fast on little power.

Tut, tut, Newps. You've got to be a touch careful about the
generalizations. In my early Bonanza ('49 A35) I have bench seats in the
front and the back. NONE of which have any adjustemnt. However, I can
adjust the height of the pedals (and even fold the co-pilots pedals
completely down).

I'm not a big guy, however. I've only sat in a Mooney a couple of times
(a 201, IIRC). It certainly gave the perception of being much more
claustrophic than the Bonanza. Wether the dimentions though bear that
out, I dunno.

--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Hood River, OR

When you slide the seat back in a Mooney it rests right up against the
front of the back seat

I don't know because I've never flown the old short body Mooneys. I fly
an F model that has 10 extra inches behind the front seat.

I think I remember her saying that 145-150 knots was about all you'd get out of 180 HP.

I've never flow a 180hp old Mooney, mine is 200hp. I've also never
flown a 180hp Bo.

I think the last time Mooney produced a 180hp Mooney or one of the
short body models was in the middle of the 70's.

-Robert

In article .com,
"Robert M. Gary" wrote:

In the Beech, I had to load the first bag, then lift it up and load
the next under it, etc. The other option was to load the bags over
the back seat, skipping the door.

Sounds like how I load the 182 for AirVenture.

I still don't understand why Beech continues having people load
baggage from that little door on the side. In the Mooney, you load it
like a car's truck, from the top. In the Beech, I had to load the first
bag, then lift it up and load the next under it, etc. The other option
was to load the bags over the back seat, skipping the door. There is a
reason Chevy puts a trunk on cars rather than have a little door on the
side to load your car.

Interesting. The few times I've loaded a Mooney, I found the location of
the baggage compartment door to be awkward. Having to lift the bags up so
much higher in order to clear the lip made me long for the nice, low baggage
doors in most other planes.

Of course, I wasn't loading for Oshkosh. If I was loading to the roof, I
can certainly see your point.

I"m also 6'4", I've always thought
that Beech designed for shorter pilots, while Mooney designed for
taller pilots, perhaps that is a factor too.

First time I've ever heard that. Usually I've heard pilots describe both
planes the other way 'round...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Interesting. The few times I've loaded a Mooney, I found the location of
the baggage compartment door to be awkward. Having to lift the bags up so
much higher in order to clear the lip made me long for the nice, low baggage
doors in most other planes.

I'm with you on that, Jay. Also the opening is not large enough.

I"m also 6'4", I've always thought
that Beech designed for shorter pilots, while Mooney designed for
taller pilots, perhaps that is a factor too.


First time I've ever heard that. Usually I've heard pilots describe both
planes the other way 'round...

Don't know about Beech, but I'm 6'1" and I have the adjustable pilot's seat
pulled forward to the second (or third?) notch in the Mooney. The Mooney's leg
space in the front row is like a tunnel. I'd guess 5'9" or so as the minimum
height for a Mooney.