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Honestly, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time watching this. I really didn't think the Mooney was going to make it, especially when it hit that clump of grass toward the end. No doubt the pilot got out and kissed the ground afterwards. They need to make a movie about this! Oh wait, you already did.

rare bird. There were only 269 SL600's exported to North American market in MY2000.

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It's normally foggy landing at Block Island.

Are you always out of BID?

My dad would have been mesmerized by this. His 66 M20E was manual gear. Wish we still had it.

I heard Harrison Ford say he liked flying for the same reason he liked stage acting, you have a chance to perform a little bit better each time.

Nice landing, fellow Mooney pilot!

Nice one - what is your targeted final approach speed? Just curious what it is in the plane.

It was a good landing. You walked away from it.

First time I flew there as a student I got confused with the old airport to the north.

Al is there a chance I could talk with you sometime on the phone and perhaps meeting up later? I'm picking up my C this coming saturday and I have a few questions. I will be hangered at KWST.

I used to fly my Mooney in Mexico a lot. Trick is over trim nose up so the nose pops up quickly and you can accelerate on the mains and keep the nose out of the sand. The Mooney trim is unique as it changes the angle on the epinage

Looked like a great landing from where i’m sittin!! Touching down in the first 1000 ft on a long runway, what could be wrong with that?

A gust of gravity hit him

So ahead of its time.

Pretty sure I saw this happen from bluff point lol

Nice plane, what do you do with that ADF? I wasn't sorry to pull mine out, it holds down reams of paper in a strong wind. :D

Nicely done!

Ah…what’s wrong with the landing?

The ol' Mooney float. . . .

Whattya mean, "how not to...?". That was respectable enough.

Man that panel is beautiful!

What the heck was wrong with that? And by the way, I’ve never been paid extra for making a taxiway. Ha.

Good morning to all from SE Louisiana 26 Jul 22.

Stick it on the numbers and you wont have a problem lol

Hi! I would like to know the reason why you are pulling on the yoke as your turn to line up with the runway? Is this to help turn better by removing weight from the nose wheel?

So what ? Seems good..

looked like a solid landing to me. I appreciate that you audibly say you're ready for a go-around on short final; takes away the surprise factor, helps you stay calmer

Nothing to be ashamed of. We strive for perfection & all fall short. Approach should be stable...looked like several throttle (up) changes on final. Practice is what we all need.

I have a 1974 F with the exact same panel layout and throttle quadrant, etc. You do exactly what I do after pulling power and I've heard the shamers saying something like "That is bad technique to take your hand off the throttle." As soon as I pull the power, my right hand comes to the yoke because I do not have the exacting authority I need without both hands. I've tried to do it as I have always done it in a small Piper or Cessna, but its too much. Even trimmed correctly on short final, I find the Mooney heavy once power is pulled and in the round out then flare and find I can do a much better job with both hands. I bench 275 and can curl 100, so I'm not a weakling. Although we have the nay-sayers, I've tested many times and if I need to go around that right hand is quick to the throttle so not a problem. What's your reason for using both hands for the round out and flare?

Hmmmm..... good landing. Someone moved the taxiway!

I’ve seen a lot worse. I stopped trying to make taxiways years ago. It’s a lot easier on brakes, props (I don’t use reverse) and passengers.

It happens to the best of us. I feel like every good pilot will work on improving their landings for the rest of their lives or careers in the cockpit. And it takes a great pilot to admit their mistakes. Beautiful plane btw.

"Hey, let's build an airport at the bottom of this well!" "I don't think that's how..." "All done!"

Video makes that base-to-final hill look smaller than it feels. :)

Nice 👍

Nice 👍

Nice 👍 I’m in the process of restoring mine. Just bought a 1968 Mooney M20C.

Nice soft field TO. Well done.

Man I’d love to fly a Mooney. You got my SUB.

Just curious, why was your aiming point in the displaced threshold?

Great video thank you

Love that blue interior

It happens…

Nice job, and a beautiful car. The grille most likely came from a V-8 SL500, as they are far, far more common than the V-12 SL600. The grilles are the same of course, so it doesn't matter.

you made this look easy

nice work

That was a quick takeoff

Why do you reduce RPM and manifold pressure when in climb? The idea is to get as far away from the earth as quickly as possible in case of emergency. The engine is rated for continuous operation at full throttle and 2700 RPM. I know my POH recommends reducing RPM to 2550-2600 right after takeoff (I assume yours is similar), but I find this to be bad advice. Plus, this recommendation is removed from later POH's with the same engine/prop.